strike on/upon
phrasal verb
struck on/upon; struck on/upon also stricken on/upon; striking on/upon
: to find or discover (something) especially suddenly
He struck on an idea for his novel.
They struck upon a salt mine.
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On June 2, a Russian strike on the northern city of Sumy killed five people and wounded at least 30 others.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday said that its forces carried out a nighttime strike on Ukrainian military targets, including ammunition depots, drone assembly workshops, and weaponry repair stations.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The idea that a sufficiently capable AGI system might eventually pilot drones is already on the minds of military planners, but Ukraine’s strike on Russia gives us a much more specific picture of what to expect.
—Harry Law, Time, 5 June 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday said that its forces carried out a nighttime strike on Ukrainian military targets, including ammunition depots, drone assembly workshops, and weaponry repair stations.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The idea that a sufficiently capable AGI system might eventually pilot drones is already on the minds of military planners, but Ukraine’s strike on Russia gives us a much more specific picture of what to expect.
—Harry Law, Time, 5 June 2025
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“Strike on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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