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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Tillis asked why operational details needed to be shared outside the strike force just before the attack was scheduled to take place.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
With two aircraft carriers the U.S. now has a formidable strike force in the region.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
An informal strike force of physicians and microbiologists assembled to investigate the problem.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
The creation of the joint strike force was unveiled under the enhancing operational coordination pillar, listing it as part of wider efforts to boost coordination.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
With two aircraft carriers the U.S. now has a formidable strike force in the region.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
An informal strike force of physicians and microbiologists assembled to investigate the problem.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
The creation of the joint strike force was unveiled under the enhancing operational coordination pillar, listing it as part of wider efforts to boost coordination.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Strike force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20force. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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