strike through
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The two sides also are in mediation, which has the potential to end the strike, through a settlement, prior to its scheduled conclusion on June 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Dana expects its full-year adjusted earnings per share to be 80 cents assuming the strike continues through Oct.31, or 30 cents with strike through Dec. 31.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023
Garbage workers plan on carrying out their strike through Monday — three weeks after the municipal waste collectors began their protest and staged a blockade of the city’s incinerators, according to French news outlets.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Southampton's Romain Perraud replicates club captain and free-kick maestro James Ward-Prowse with a swerving strike through the Blackpool wall to find the back of net in the FA Cup fourth round.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2023
But the boy didn’t move and she felt a sudden coldness strike through her as if an ice dagger had been plunged into her belly.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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