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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The 1990 doc follows the explosive 1985–86 labor strike against Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Another strike against Voting Rights Act 🗳️ Breaking along ideological lines, the Supreme Court rejected a congressional map in Louisiana that was drawn to protect Black residents' voting rights, undercutting the landmark Civil Rights Act.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The Portugal international’s 82nd-minute strike against Wolverhampton Wanderers left Spurs on the brink of winning a Premier League game for the first time since December but nobody would have blamed any of those fans who had made the trip to Molineux for holding back slightly.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Nationals struck out four White Sox hitters in the sixth when catcher Keibert Ruiz dropped a third strike against Vargas, then threw wide of first base for an error.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Another strike against Voting Rights Act 🗳️ Breaking along ideological lines, the Supreme Court rejected a congressional map in Louisiana that was drawn to protect Black residents' voting rights, undercutting the landmark Civil Rights Act.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The Portugal international’s 82nd-minute strike against Wolverhampton Wanderers left Spurs on the brink of winning a Premier League game for the first time since December but nobody would have blamed any of those fans who had made the trip to Molineux for holding back slightly.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Nationals struck out four White Sox hitters in the sixth when catcher Keibert Ruiz dropped a third strike against Vargas, then threw wide of first base for an error.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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