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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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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

Newham announced on Friday it had avoided a bin strike through "intense negotiations" with Unite.

From BBC Sep. 26, 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

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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