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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Iran responded by launching a missile strike against a U.S. military base in Qatar.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 29 June 2025
Trump announced the ceasefire hours after Iran launched a strike against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which stations thousands of U.S. troops, in retaliation for the U.S. bombing of three nuclear sites over the weekend.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
The Senate voted 53 to 47 to reject a resolution that would have forced President Trump to go to Congress for approval of another military strike against Iran, frustrating the effort to rein in his war powers and return authority to lawmakers.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Getty Images Iran launched a missile strike against the largest American military installation in the Middle East, near Doha, Qatar, in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran's most important nuclear sites over the weekend.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 29 June 2025
Trump announced the ceasefire hours after Iran launched a strike against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which stations thousands of U.S. troops, in retaliation for the U.S. bombing of three nuclear sites over the weekend.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 25 June 2025
The Senate voted 53 to 47 to reject a resolution that would have forced President Trump to go to Congress for approval of another military strike against Iran, frustrating the effort to rein in his war powers and return authority to lawmakers.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Getty Images Iran launched a missile strike against the largest American military installation in the Middle East, near Doha, Qatar, in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran's most important nuclear sites over the weekend.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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