strike force
noun
1
: an armed force equipped to deliver a strong offensive or retaliatory blow
2
: a team of federal agents assigned to investigate organized crime in a specific area
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Crespo, who worked on a healthcare strike force with other HHS and FBI agents over the past decade, stood trial in August on charges of tipping off Diaz and his patient recruiters and pill peddlers about the federal painkiller probe.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
The two strike force officers were indicted in 2022.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024
We’re quickly introduced to an elite multi-agency strike force attempting to break up a deal for a nuclear weapon that could, well, obliterate Las Vegas.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
In Southeast Asia, Mr. Pardo was assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron when his strike force took off from Thailand on March 10, 1967, to bomb a steel mill 30 miles north of Hanoi, the capital of what was then North Vietnam.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Treasury’s announcement of a new fentanyl strike force is a step in the right direction.
—WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Two of those teams known as ‘’strike forces,’’ in Colorado and New Jersey, were announced Wednesday.
—Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
The United States has already warned Tehran and the terrorist group not to attack Israel and has sent a carrier strike force to the region to deter them and any other parties from joining the conflict.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2023
These planes are the primary strike force of the carrier group, allowing the US Navy to attack and destroy vehicles, people, and buildings far from shore.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
The two strike force officers were indicted in 2022.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024
We’re quickly introduced to an elite multi-agency strike force attempting to break up a deal for a nuclear weapon that could, well, obliterate Las Vegas.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
In Southeast Asia, Mr. Pardo was assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron when his strike force took off from Thailand on March 10, 1967, to bomb a steel mill 30 miles north of Hanoi, the capital of what was then North Vietnam.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Treasury’s announcement of a new fentanyl strike force is a step in the right direction.
—WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Two of those teams known as ‘’strike forces,’’ in Colorado and New Jersey, were announced Wednesday.
—Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
The United States has already warned Tehran and the terrorist group not to attack Israel and has sent a carrier strike force to the region to deter them and any other parties from joining the conflict.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2023
These planes are the primary strike force of the carrier group, allowing the US Navy to attack and destroy vehicles, people, and buildings far from shore.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
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