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Sergey Aksyonov, the region's Moscow-backed governor, said restrictions on electricity and water had been put in place because of power cuts caused by the drone strike.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

IBM will need to strike some deals in order to hit its target for 5% constant-currency revenue growth next year, Morgan Stanley analysts write in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hedge-fund-rich Sang-woo has an air of cool privilege, while the gloomy, taciturn Ho-seok harbors unprocessed trauma about what happened during the strike, the details of which are judiciously doled out to us in flashbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Once the actual event kicked off, however, even the speakers couldn’t help but strike notes of concern.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

And even here on the island I had already seen scorpions, cobras, and green mambas, and it always felt like disaster could strike in the blink of an eye.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

"If Starlink is shut down, it's good to have another way to stay connected, but it won't be enough for strikes or interceptions, at this stage."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The optics are bad and the repricing shows little confidence that the stock can recover to the original strikes on its own.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

He expects to see U.S. strikes intensifying in the coming months, and then both the U.S. and Iran opting for negotiations due to a “lack of economic and political capabilities to support a longer war.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

When light strikes a tiny imperfection inside a material such as diamond or silicon carbide, it can transfer energy to electrons and push them into an excited state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

In other words, a tsunami strikes land like a line of Mack trucks moving at top speed.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Sabinus here we met, hurried to fetters: The senators all strook with fear and silence, Save those whose hopes depend not on good means, But force their private prey from public spoil.

From Sejanus: His Fall by Ben Jonson

Full on his face the moonbeam strook - A face could never be mistook!

From Marmion by Henry Morley

Stone still he stood, and evermore he gazed Till with the fire that from his countenance blazed Relenting Hero's gentle heart was strook.

From Hero and Leander by Christopher Marlowe

Thus, having swallowed Cupid's golden hook, The more she strived, the deeper was she strook.

From Hero and Leander by Christopher Marlowe

She had a strook the night afore last, and was dead afore mornin’.”

From Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" by James Blyth

"When we examined Yuezhuornis, we were struck by its extraordinary mix of features," said Dr. Min Wang, corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

After talk of lessons learned and improvements made, reality struck fast for England.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Khoryv cargo ship, flying the Comoros flag, was "struck by a drone and sank near Romanian territorial waters", Dan said in a Facebook post.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Virginia voters narrowly approved the measure to redraw the map, but the effort was ultimately struck down by the state’s Supreme Court in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I’m struck by how sad she looks, but I resist the temptation to comfort her.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

A video released later by authorities showed how, just before dawn, a Bulgarian border-police vessel pulled alongside the stricken vessel, battling rough seas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The game was delayed approximately 20 minutes early in the second period quarter after a Chaminade player became stricken by the hot and humid conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Nothing says things are not going to plan more than long queues for petrol and billowing smoke coming from stricken oil refineries.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Rescuers were still combing the stricken area for victims, search and rescue official Fathur Rahman told AFP on Monday morning.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

They drew their swords, though their swords were useless, and when Rasalas leapt down from its perch, they scattered, all but Eril-Fane, who was stricken by a terror closer to Lazlo’s own.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Russia's ministry of defence wrote on Telegram on Saturday that their air defences shot down 616 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, striking a number of regions across the country, including Russian-annexed Crimea.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

One of the most striking differences emerged in cognitive performance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

After subbing in during the fourth quarter of a 34-10 blowout against the New Orleans Saints, he proceeded to throw for 243 yards and put his team in striking distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Video does not show him striking either David or Anthony Vulin at any point in the clash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“If you complain that this is personal,” Adams explained to Taylor, “I confess it, and intend it should be personal, that it might be more striking to you.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis