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The strike was reviewed and determined to have been accidental, so the fight continued.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Jelly Roll tried to strike a conciliatory tone, telling viewers that no political party has a monopoly on “human dignity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

That means asteroids, meteoroids, and other objects can strike the lunar surface directly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The proposals come as Stormont ministers face pressure from trade unions over public sector pay, with some health workers taking part in strike action in recent months.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

And even here on the island I had already seen scorpions, cobras, and green mambas, and it always felt like disaster could strike in the blink of an eye.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The report by Special Rapporteur Ben Saul said since September last year there had been at least 68 US strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, outside US territorial waters, which killed more than 220 people.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The hysteria of recent days, however, strikes me as akin to the neighborhood dogs yapping in chorus three weeks after the burglar has been and gone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Chatfield left the UFW in 1973, a year after helping defeat a proposition that would’ve made specific labor strikes and boycotts unlawful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Every collision removes some of the energy supplied by the wind and reduces how far a floe can travel before it strikes another piece of ice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Some of their passes and strikes came close to Corky, so we retired him to New Mexico, where I have a shack in the mountains.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Thus, having swallowed Cupid's golden hook, The more she strived, the deeper was she strook.

From Hero and Leander by Christopher Marlowe

O deeth, sin with this sorwe I am a-fyre, Thou outher do me anoon yn teres drenche, 510 Or with thy colde strook myn hete quenche!

From Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

Sabinus here we met, hurried to fetters: The senators all strook with fear and silence, Save those whose hopes depend not on good means, But force their private prey from public spoil.

From Sejanus: His Fall by Ben Jonson

Joy salutes me, when I set My blest Eyes on Amoret; But with Wonder I am strook; While I on the Other look.

From An Essay on Criticism by John Oldmixon

Your ffleschely lorde now hath lyff, That deyd on tre with strook and stryff; Wende fforthe, thou wepynge wyff, And seke hym, I the saye.

From The Growth of English Drama by Arnold Wynne

What struck me as I was talking to Democrats about this cycle is that, unlike in previous runs that had their hopes up, they’re not relying on vibes to do their work for them.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

Although Yabloko had been struck off the party list, around 100 of its candidates remained in individual constituency races, although the party continued to face sustained pressure.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

But what really struck me was that behind the obsession is a genuine community of people who actually know each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The Dodgers’ offense, coming alive in September, struck back in the third.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

In a panic I dropped the net rope and struck back for the surface, thrashing my limbs as fast as I could.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

One person has died and 102 have been rescued from a stricken Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, an official said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Greensmith said he was stunned to see Shevels fall over and was one of a number of people who tried to help up the stricken victim as he lay unconscious on the ground.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The game was delayed approximately 20 minutes early in the second period quarter after a Chaminade player became stricken by the hot and humid conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

The stricken area is comprised mostly of towns and villages with few, if any, high-rise buildings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

At her stricken face, he changed his tone.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

One of the most striking patterns appeared around 1450-1500.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Freeman, who went hitless in four at-bats Friday, striking out twice, has just six hits — and 13 strikeouts — in his last 48 at-bats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Banton, one of few batters to miss out in England's 254-4 on Tuesday, made the most of his opportunity to produce a fine finish by sweeping and striking firmly down the ground.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

As AI advancements upend the media industry, many publishers have employed a dual strategy: striking lucrative content-licensing deals with select tech companies, while suing others for copyright infringement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Suddenly I sat up, striking my head on the cross-slats above.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom