strike against
noun
chiefly US
: something that makes someone or something less likely to be accepted, approved, successful, etc.
Her poor attendance was a strike against her.
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Nurses are on strike against NewYork-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai and Montefiore because their lack of care for nurses means lack of care for patients.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Many food establishments around the country nonetheless deemed the sacrifice worthwhile today, joining a nationwide strike against ICE’s mass deportations and violence against protesters in Minneapolis and across the country.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
Yesterday, more than 50,000 Minneapolis residents joined a peaceful general strike against this authoritarian overreach.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
One of Iran’s most recent threats came from Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, during the 12 Day War last year, threatening a drone strike against the president at Mar-a-Lago.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Many food establishments around the country nonetheless deemed the sacrifice worthwhile today, joining a nationwide strike against ICE’s mass deportations and violence against protesters in Minneapolis and across the country.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
Yesterday, more than 50,000 Minneapolis residents joined a peaceful general strike against this authoritarian overreach.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
One of Iran’s most recent threats came from Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, during the 12 Day War last year, threatening a drone strike against the president at Mar-a-Lago.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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