called strike
noun
: a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that passes through the strike zone
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The controversial called strike three that got his manager ejected proved to be the only time Canha made an out until extra innings, but the biggest of his four hits no doubt came with two strikes and two outs in the top of the ninth.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
In recent years, steelworkers, truckers, bus drivers, railway workers, teachers, and sugarcane workers have called strikes to challenge the current regime.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease’s ninth pitch while facing Kyle Farmer in the fifth inning could have been called strike three.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
For now, the UAW has called strikes at three final assembly plants, where vehicles are built to be shipped to consumers.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
In recent years, steelworkers, truckers, bus drivers, railway workers, teachers, and sugarcane workers have called strikes to challenge the current regime.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease’s ninth pitch while facing Kyle Farmer in the fifth inning could have been called strike three.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
For now, the UAW has called strikes at three final assembly plants, where vehicles are built to be shipped to consumers.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
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“Called strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/called%20strike. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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