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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On Thursday, Ukraine's military said Russia had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in a conventional strike on the city of Dnipro. —

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 In a separate strike on Wednesday, at least 22 people were killed, including 10 children, north of Gaza City in the center of the enclave, according to Dr. Muneer Alboursh, director general of the Ministry of Health in Gaza. —

Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024 The Russian president has tested new intermediate range missiles in a strike on Ukraine. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy, part of the LVMH group luxury empire, went on strike on Tuesday to protest measures the brand plans to employ to circumvent Chinese tariffs imposed in a spat with the EU. —

Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strike on/upon

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