strike on/upon
phrasal verb
struck on/upon; struck on/upon also stricken on/upon; striking on/upon
: to find or discover (something) especially suddenly
He struck on an idea for his novel.
They struck upon a salt mine.
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Eight of them, including three children and two women, were killed in a strike on a tent in the southern city of Khan Yunis, according to Nasser Hospital.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Trump says to Putin after deadliest Russian strike on Kyiv in months
Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, were seated about seven people away from Trump and the first lady Melania Trump, according to the press pool.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth then shared classified information in the group chat about a US strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Goldberg stumbled into one of the worst U.S. security lapses in recent memory when he was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat to discuss a strike on the pro-Iranian rebels in Yemen.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Trump says to Putin after deadliest Russian strike on Kyiv in months
Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, were seated about seven people away from Trump and the first lady Melania Trump, according to the press pool.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth then shared classified information in the group chat about a US strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Goldberg stumbled into one of the worst U.S. security lapses in recent memory when he was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat to discuss a strike on the pro-Iranian rebels in Yemen.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Strike on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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