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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After 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists went on strike against the company a month ago, Boeing won’t be able to deliver all of its planes as promised. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 Bank of America analysts say the battered aircraft manufacturer is experiencing sharper delivery delays as a result of an ongoing strike against the company. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 Amid the ongoing actors strike against major video game publishers, SAG-AFTRA‘s negotiating committee and the bargaining group for the companies have agreed to return to the table on Oct. 23 to continue talks. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024 Angered over the attack, local shop owners pulled their shutters down to observe a daylong strike against the killing. —

Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strike against

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