strike
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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But while misfortune strikes me down and overwhelms me, it will have stricken me alone, my work will outlive me.
From Adventures in the Philippine Islands by Paul P. de La Gironière