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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Israel launched a strike on a network of military bases south of the capital city of Tehran early Saturday.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on his underground headquarters in Beirut in September.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
In recent weeks, the town has seen attacks on its outskirts but this is the first strike on the settlement itself.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Videos circulating on social media and verified by NBC News, showed several men watching the strike on Lebanon's capital from a distance, standing by their cars as the building crumples.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on his underground headquarters in Beirut in September.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
In recent weeks, the town has seen attacks on its outskirts but this is the first strike on the settlement itself.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Videos circulating on social media and verified by NBC News, showed several men watching the strike on Lebanon's capital from a distance, standing by their cars as the building crumples.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Strike on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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