strike (someone) as
idiom
: to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way
It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.
Her comment struck me as odd.
She strikes us as a very qualified candidate.
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Meanwhile, the weekend saw a decline in the size of the strike as Martuscello told reporters the number of facilities on strike dropped from 38 to 32 of the 42 total prisons in the state.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
However, this is likely the final nail in the coffin for a CBA agreement to happen without a major lockout/strike as the majority of owners will want a salary cap and other major structural changes and are unlikely to be able to work it out amongst themselves.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort are in the second week of a strike as their union and Vail Resorts, which owns the mountain, continue to struggle to come to terms for a new contract.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Washington would need a firm prior commitment that Israel would not strike as long as Trump’s efforts at diplomacy still have a chance of succeeding.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
However, this is likely the final nail in the coffin for a CBA agreement to happen without a major lockout/strike as the majority of owners will want a salary cap and other major structural changes and are unlikely to be able to work it out amongst themselves.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort are in the second week of a strike as their union and Vail Resorts, which owns the mountain, continue to struggle to come to terms for a new contract.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Washington would need a firm prior commitment that Israel would not strike as long as Trump’s efforts at diplomacy still have a chance of succeeding.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Strike (someone) as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20%28someone%29%20as. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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