strike against
noun
chiefly US
: something that makes someone or something less likely to be accepted, approved, successful, etc.
Her poor attendance was a strike against her.
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The next year was impacted by the 40-day strike against GM that delayed the launch of the 2020 Corvette Stingray, the first mid-engine model.
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Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the biggest strike against Paloma’s case, though, is that Tenoch doesn’t seem to have any particular animosity toward his father.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
These research projects, ongoing at UCF, could be among the research hit by the budget ax being wielded by careless hands — part of a nationwide strike against grants funded by the National Institutes of Health.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Copyright restrictions rule out showing most of these goals, but the strike against New Caledonia in November 2023 is an example below.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the biggest strike against Paloma’s case, though, is that Tenoch doesn’t seem to have any particular animosity toward his father.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
These research projects, ongoing at UCF, could be among the research hit by the budget ax being wielded by careless hands — part of a nationwide strike against grants funded by the National Institutes of Health.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Copyright restrictions rule out showing most of these goals, but the strike against New Caledonia in November 2023 is an example below.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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