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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The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 said union members in metro Denver and Boulder have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against King Soopers.
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Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Teamsters union members authorized a strike against Costco for Feb. 1 unless a deal is reached with the retailer before the current contract expires on Jan. 31.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
As well as those four goals, including that sensational strike against City, he’s contributed three assists.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Teamsters union members authorized a strike against Costco for Feb. 1 unless a deal is reached with the retailer before the current contract expires on Jan. 31.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
As well as those four goals, including that sensational strike against City, he’s contributed three assists.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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