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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Among other major moments of his second term: Trump launched a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, leading to a cease-fire agreement during Iran and Israel.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That drive got generously bumped up to the 12-yard line for Purdy to take two shots at the end zone: A fade pass to Robinson was broken up by Patrick Surtain II, then Robinson got open for a scoring strike against Riley Moss.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Unrest broke out in the African country on Monday after the minibus taxi associations launched a three-day strike against a government move to increase the price of diesel by one-third in an effort to curb costly subsidies and shore up public finances, Reuters reported.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
The union representing more than 12,000 grocery store workers from the U.S.-Mexico border to Bakersfield voted Friday, July 25, to authorize a strike against supermarket chain Stater Bros. Markets.
—Pat Maio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That drive got generously bumped up to the 12-yard line for Purdy to take two shots at the end zone: A fade pass to Robinson was broken up by Patrick Surtain II, then Robinson got open for a scoring strike against Riley Moss.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Unrest broke out in the African country on Monday after the minibus taxi associations launched a three-day strike against a government move to increase the price of diesel by one-third in an effort to curb costly subsidies and shore up public finances, Reuters reported.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
The union representing more than 12,000 grocery store workers from the U.S.-Mexico border to Bakersfield voted Friday, July 25, to authorize a strike against supermarket chain Stater Bros. Markets.
—Pat Maio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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