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strike through

British  

verb

  1. (tr) to draw (a line) through (something) to delete it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Lee takes us viscerally back to that strike through flashbacks and news videos, and before the police invade we sense its atmosphere of hopeful possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The union is launching campus strikes one by one and has threatened to call on members on all campuses to strike through June 30.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 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

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

A necklace, its square blue sapphires girdled by glittering diamonds coated in dust, except where a few fingerprints allowed the light to strike through.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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