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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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has repeatedly said that any Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital would prompt an attack on Israel’s economic center.
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Irene Nasser, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
An Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs Monday evening targeted senior Hezbollah leader Ali Karaki, head of the group's southern front, a security source told Reuters.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
In a separate instance, our CBS News team in Gaza filmed babies and children injured in a strike on their family home this morning.
—CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024
The Israeli military did not provide the identities of the other Hezbollah commanders allegedly killed in its strike on the crowded neighborhood just kilometers from downtown Beirut.
—Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2024
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Irene Nasser, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
An Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs Monday evening targeted senior Hezbollah leader Ali Karaki, head of the group's southern front, a security source told Reuters.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
In a separate instance, our CBS News team in Gaza filmed babies and children injured in a strike on their family home this morning.
—CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024
The Israeli military did not provide the identities of the other Hezbollah commanders allegedly killed in its strike on the crowded neighborhood just kilometers from downtown Beirut.
—Julia Frankel, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Strike on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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