strike force
nounDefinition of strike force
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 strike forced the World Series to be canceled for the first time since 1904. — San Diego Union-Tribune, ".394 — It’s been 25 years since strike wiped out Gwynn’s chance to hit .400," 10 Aug. 2019 Proposed by Newsom based on the recommendations of his wildfire strike force, the measure zipped through both houses in two weeks, a speed permitted only for the most greased bills. — George Skelton, The Mercury News, "Skelton: With new wildfire law, Newsom didn’t let perfect be the enemy of good," 19 July 2019 Haradinaj was a top ethnic Albanian rebel commander during the conflict which resulted in more than 10,000 people killed before NATO air strikes forced Serbia to pull out. — Washington Post, "Serbia’s president says Kosovo PM’s resignation is a ‘trick’," 20 July 2019 Proposed by Newsom based on the recommendations of his wildfire strike force, the measure zipped through both houses in two weeks, a speed permitted only for the most greased bills. — George Skelton, The Mercury News, "Skelton: With new wildfire law, Newsom didn’t let perfect be the enemy of good," 19 July 2019 Your next assignment was in San Diego supervising a Mexican drug trafficking strike force, at a time when the Arellano Felix brothers were in control of Tijuana’s routes. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego’s new FBI boss talks drug cartels, drones and domestic terrorism," 22 July 2019 Proposed by Newsom based on the recommendations of his wildfire strike force, the measure zipped through both houses in two weeks, a speed permitted only for the most greased bills. — George Skelton, The Mercury News, "Skelton: With new wildfire law, Newsom didn’t let perfect be the enemy of good," 19 July 2019 Proposed by Newsom based on the recommendations of his wildfire strike force, the measure zipped through both houses in two weeks, a speed permitted only for the most greased bills. — Los Angeles Times, "With new California wildfire law, Newsom didn’t let perfect be the enemy of good," 18 July 2019 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, "Fairy houses, feuding cousins, a fish app: News from around our 50 states," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'strike force.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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