strike against

noun

chiefly US
: something that makes someone or something less likely to be accepted, approved, successful, etc.
Her poor attendance was a strike against her.

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But before that there had been the looping header away to Manchester United, goals from inside and outside the box, and the wonderful turn and strike against Leicester City. Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 On Monday, baristas at several Philadelphia Starbucks locations joined the nationwide strike against the company as well. CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024 The International Brotherhood of Teamsters launched a strike against Amazon yesterday, with workers at seven facilities in New York City, California and Atlanta taking to the picket line. Axios Seattle, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 The union said Thursday’s campaign is the largest strike against Amazon in American history. Kristian Burt, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strike against 

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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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