strike force

noun

1
: an armed force equipped to deliver a strong offensive or retaliatory blow
2
: a team of federal agents assigned to investigate organized crime in a specific area

Examples of strike force in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some of Ukraine’s new units will need six to nine months of additional training and some battlefield experience to prepare to serve as the shock troops and strike force for a 2025 offensive. Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024 Swanson tips her hat to the unity of her team’s strike force, and fellow forwards Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman. Andy Frye, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 The spokeswoman also would not give a specific number of shops that Operation Padlock aims to shut down each week, but said the strike force will have 15 teams deployed across the city doing closure operations each day. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024 After radar and jets and… Nuclear Sharing: Nato and the N+1 Country IS the spread of nuclear strike forces good or bad? Albert Wohlstetter, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for strike force 

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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of strike force was in 1955

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“Strike force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20force. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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