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
Last week with the steel mills strikebound since mid-July, the air in Youngstown was ominously clear.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus, with high hopes, the United Steelworkers set out last week to deal with steel companies who, after five strikebound weeks, were making conciliatory sounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where the strikebound New York Times still appeared* the paper admitted that Kennedy made "exhilarating" listening.
From Time Magazine Archive
At week's end the government also arrested Karim Sanjabi, leader of the opposition's National Front, and ordered troops to help man the strikebound oilfields.
From Time Magazine Archive
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