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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West Ham have had a couple of brilliant finishes, including Paqueta’s strike against Chelsea and Bowen’s goal at Everton in Nuno Espirito Santo’s first match in charge on Monday night.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
International condemnation has soared since Israel announced a ground assault on Gaza City and conducted an unprecedented strike against Hamas leadership on Qatari soil.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The fact that this year’s Farm Aid show is happening is a testament to the power of union organizing, the organization’s co-directors Shorlette Ammons and Jennifer Fahy said onstage, referencing a labor strike against the U earlier this month that almost derailed the concert.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Qatar denounces ‘cowardly’ Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders Israel launched an aerial strike against senior Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday, in its first direct attack on Qatari soil, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
International condemnation has soared since Israel announced a ground assault on Gaza City and conducted an unprecedented strike against Hamas leadership on Qatari soil.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The fact that this year’s Farm Aid show is happening is a testament to the power of union organizing, the organization’s co-directors Shorlette Ammons and Jennifer Fahy said onstage, referencing a labor strike against the U earlier this month that almost derailed the concert.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Qatar denounces ‘cowardly’ Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders Israel launched an aerial strike against senior Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday, in its first direct attack on Qatari soil, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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