strikebound
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of strikebound
Example Sentences
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Homeless people hawked the strikebound paper as management struggled to keep it on the streets.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2015
Just five days after announcing his $464 million takeover of strikebound and bankrupt Eastern Air Lines, former Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth abruptly delivered a very different message last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week with the steel mills strikebound since mid-July, the air in Youngstown was ominously clear.
From Time Magazine Archive
But unlike New York or Cleveland, Portland has not been without its newspapers for one strikebound day.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unless he learns quickly, a novice will find himself strikebound, bankrupt or on the verge of civil war in no time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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