strike (someone) as
idiom
: to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way
It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.
Her comment struck me as odd.
She strikes us as a very qualified candidate.
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In the second scenario, Assad sees the strike as a signal that the United States doesn’t much care about his regime’s use of chemical weapons.
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Dianne Pfundstein Chamberlain, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2017
Essentially this move will provide the company with a continual production of Super Duty vehicles in the event of a future labor strike as well, since Unifor and UAW are separate unions operating under separate labor contracts.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2024
Within two weeks, bus and taxi drivers had joined in; soon after, professionals such as engineers, health-care workers, and pilots went on strike as well.
—Jack Devine, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2014
Samsung workers in South Korea are staging an unprecedented three-day strike as of today, in the hope of securing better pay.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 8 July 2024
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Dianne Pfundstein Chamberlain, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2017
Essentially this move will provide the company with a continual production of Super Duty vehicles in the event of a future labor strike as well, since Unifor and UAW are separate unions operating under separate labor contracts.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2024
Within two weeks, bus and taxi drivers had joined in; soon after, professionals such as engineers, health-care workers, and pilots went on strike as well.
—Jack Devine, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2014
Samsung workers in South Korea are staging an unprecedented three-day strike as of today, in the hope of securing better pay.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 8 July 2024
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