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 conflict escalated early Saturday morning before the ceasefire was announced, when Pakistan launched a strike against India in retaliation for attacks India has launched since Wednesday.
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
Israel first retaliated against the Houthis last July following a deadly drone strike against Tel Aviv.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s guilty plea to federal corruption charges is another strike against a Council that has been tarred by ethical and legal lapses of late and left her colleagues scrambling to restore the public’s trust.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
The Indian government has appeared to lay out a case to foreign diplomats for a strike against Pakistan.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
Israel first retaliated against the Houthis last July following a deadly drone strike against Tel Aviv.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s guilty plea to federal corruption charges is another strike against a Council that has been tarred by ethical and legal lapses of late and left her colleagues scrambling to restore the public’s trust.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
The Indian government has appeared to lay out a case to foreign diplomats for a strike against Pakistan.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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