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Anthropic and OpenAI have been striking deals with consultants to help promote the use of their technology, turning an army of workers at risk of disruption into evangelists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It's because refuse collectors have been striking on and off since January - and it shows.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

The Laguna Cliffs Marriott hotel on Wednesday reached a tentative agreement with the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for nearly four months.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Across the United States, thousands of nurses have been striking this summer over issues that include short staffing, wages, hazard pay and health insurance, and there are still more to come.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

I have already stated that this was usually the fact; but there seem to have been striking exceptions.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various