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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Zelensky suggested Russia’s strike on Flex’s facilities was deliberate.
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Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
When is Air Canada going on strike? Air Canada flight attendants are expected to go on strike on Saturday.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, shortly after 5 p.m., Andalusia's fire department was flooded with calls by residents reporting a fire caused by a lightning strike on a chestnut and oak forest in Los Romeros, north of the city of Huelva.
—USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Israeli strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza An Israeli strike on a hospital near Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists, the network said, including one whom Israel had accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter.
—semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
When is Air Canada going on strike? Air Canada flight attendants are expected to go on strike on Saturday.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, shortly after 5 p.m., Andalusia's fire department was flooded with calls by residents reporting a fire caused by a lightning strike on a chestnut and oak forest in Los Romeros, north of the city of Huelva.
—USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Israeli strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza An Israeli strike on a hospital near Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists, the network said, including one whom Israel had accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter.
—semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Strike on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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