How to Use strike force in a Sentence
strike force
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The strike forced the World Series to be canceled for the first time since 1904.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2019
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The strike force report didn’t just look at the coronavirus.
—cleveland, 13 Aug. 2020
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In a series of phone calls and meetings over the course of several weeks, the strike force hashed out ideas.
—New York Times, 17 Jan. 2021
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But with more training, the troops are expected to form elite strike forces.
—John Ismay Kenny Holston, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
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Mbappé, Neymar and Messi, that strike force of the best there was, the best there is and the best there might yet be, prowled the field forlorn.
—New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022
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That timeline is too slow for the governor’s strike force.
—Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 25 Apr. 2020
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Witnesses said Afghan and U.S. strike forces blew open the door of one home and shot dead four men as the family watched.
—NBC News, 31 Oct. 2019
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The strike force became a major talking point of his 2018 re-election bid.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2021
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In the series, Lemar is part of John's Captain America strike force.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2021
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The strikes forced the cancellation of 30% of flights in and out of Paris, and at least half of local and long-distance train services were cut.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
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Two of those teams known as ‘’strike forces,’’ in Colorado and New Jersey, were announced Wednesday.
—Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
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France has arguably the strongest strike force going forward in the entire World Cup field.
—Cincinnati.com, 16 June 2018
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Jones has been in state custody since April, after members of the strike force raided a home in the 1600 block of Edmondson Ave.
—Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 10 Aug. 2021
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One strike force overran the home of Yasser Majali, the former crown prince’s head of office, near the city of Karak, about 55 miles south of Amman.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2021
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Later on Thursday, Garland will travel to Chicago, one of the strike force cities.
—Clare Hymes, CBS News, 22 July 2021
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In southern Kandahar province in March, an Afghan strike force arrived in Panjwai in the night and took away two men.
—Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
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The solution that has seemingly been posed in response to this, is that the strike force is in need of reconsruction.
—SI.com, 6 May 2018
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If the program succeeds, the Air Force will retain its status as the world’s preeminent long-range strike force.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 11 May 2021
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Brown declined to give further details on what the strike force would look like, saying more details will be released soon.
—Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2021
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Over time, the units evolved into an elite strike force whose members hailed from various branches of the Afghan military.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
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The deployment of a US aircraft carrier and its strike force is often used as a signal to deter foes.
—Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2020
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Last week, Loftus called a news conference to announce the creation of an auto burglary strike force.
—Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2019
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Forty officers responded, a strike force dwarfed by a crowd of perhaps 3,000 vigilantes who gathered at the scene, many of them with guns in hand.
—James Karst, NOLA.com, 7 Jan. 2018
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Nearly 200 officers assigned to South Boston and Dorchester, as well as members of the youth violence strike force, were the first to use them.
—USA TODAY, 3 June 2019
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But to succeed, U.S. soldiers had to secure Highway 8 from the south into the Iraqi capital, the vital supply line that would allow the strike force to remain in place.
—William Branigin, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
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But memories are still vivid of 1995, when a series of massive strikes forced the government to back down on making cuts to the country’s welfare and pension system.
—Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg.com, 4 Apr. 2018
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Simeone possess one of the most adaptable squads in Europe which boasts an efficient backline and a proficient strike force.
—SI.com, 15 May 2018
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The strike force report said the retooling will ideally reduce the cases that need manual reviews to 10% from the current 40%.
—Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 24 Sep. 2020
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These planes are the primary strike force of the carrier group, allowing the US Navy to attack and destroy vehicles, people, and buildings far from shore.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
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Another strike forced them back inside until play resumed at 1:21 a.m.
—Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2017
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