: closed by or subjected to a labor strike
a struck factory
a struck employer
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Megan Ratcliff, 16, was in the struck SUV and died at the scene.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
So much talk of abandon, but all along here is where
the word was pointing: the airy pause before an answer,
bones humming like a struck gong.
—Courtney Kampa, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2025
The problem with this is that recoiling, essential for detection, only occurs if the dark matter particle that strikes the atomic nucleus has a similar mass to the struck nucleus.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The struck man died from the injuries Sunday, and the alleged perpetrator is facing murder charges.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
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As officers attended to the struck pedestrians, witnesses also pointed police in the direction of where Negron-Morris fled.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Megan Ratcliff, 16, was in the struck SUV and died at the scene.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
So much talk of abandon, but all along here is where
the word was pointing: the airy pause before an answer,
bones humming like a struck gong.
—Courtney Kampa, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2025
The problem with this is that recoiling, essential for detection, only occurs if the dark matter particle that strikes the atomic nucleus has a similar mass to the struck nucleus.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The struck man died from the injuries Sunday, and the alleged perpetrator is facing murder charges.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Struck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struck. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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: enterotoxemia especially of adult sheep
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