strike force
noun
1
: an armed force equipped to deliver a strong offensive or retaliatory blow
2
: a team of federal agents assigned to investigate organized crime in a specific area
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The spokeswoman also would not give a specific number of shops that Operation Padlock aims to shut down each week, but said the strike force will have 15 teams deployed across the city doing closure operations each day.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
After radar and jets and… Nuclear Sharing: Nato and the N+1 Country
IS the spread of nuclear strike forces good or bad?
—Albert Wohlstetter, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The strike force will be led by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, according to a White House statement.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Crespo, who worked on a healthcare strike force with other HHS and FBI agents over the past decade, stood trial in August on charges of tipping off Diaz and his patient recruiters and pill peddlers about the federal painkiller probe.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
After radar and jets and… Nuclear Sharing: Nato and the N+1 Country
IS the spread of nuclear strike forces good or bad?
—Albert Wohlstetter, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The strike force will be led by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, according to a White House statement.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Crespo, who worked on a healthcare strike force with other HHS and FBI agents over the past decade, stood trial in August on charges of tipping off Diaz and his patient recruiters and pill peddlers about the federal painkiller probe.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Strike force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20force. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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