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The union and school district reached an agreement four days later, ending the city’s first strike in nearly 50 years.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the journalists were seeking shelter from the first strike in a nearby house.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The rules of logic—provided everyone follows them—would prohibit a nuclear first strike, this reasoning goes.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Since the union’s first strike in 2023, members’ average salary will have increased 54%, Arias said.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the journalists were seeking shelter from the first strike in a nearby house.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The rules of logic—provided everyone follows them—would prohibit a nuclear first strike, this reasoning goes.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Since the union’s first strike in 2023, members’ average salary will have increased 54%, Arias said.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for first strike
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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