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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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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