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  • 412006 Pakistan madrassa air strike — The 2006 Pakistan madrassa air strike was an air strike on a madrassa launched by Pakistani military forces on Monday October 30, 2006. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south asia/6097636.stm BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan madrassa raid kills 80 ] ] …

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  • 42lightning strike — n BrE a ↑strike (=act of stopping work) without any warning …

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  • 43lightning strike — lightning strikes N COUNT A lightning strike is a strike in which workers stop work suddenly and without any warning, in order to protest about something. [BRIT] Bank staff are to stage a series of lightning strikes in a dispute over staffing …

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  • 44first strike —    unannounced aggression    A use referring to an attack before war has been declared; otherwise it would not be euphemistic. A first strike capability is an ability to attack another with nuclear weapons without prior warning.    See also… …

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  • 45lightning strike — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lightning strike : singular lightning strike plural lightning strikes British a form of protest in which workers stop doing their jobs without giving their employers any warning …

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  • 46lightning strike — noun An industrial or military strike without warning • • • Main Entry: ↑lightning …

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  • 47nuclear strike warning — A warning of impending friendly or suspected enemy nuclear attack …

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  • 48Skysurfer Strike Force — is an animated series that was featured on the BKN cartoon block and was produced by Ruby Spears Productions and Ashi Productions. The show lasted two seasons (approximately 26 episodes total) in the mid 1990s. The first episode aired on… …

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  • 49lightning strike — noun (C) BrE a strike (=act of stopping work) without any warning …

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  • 50lightning strike — noun 1. /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ straɪk/ (say luytning struyk) a hit from a bolt of lightning onto the ground, or onto an object on the ground or in the air. 2. /laɪtnɪŋ ˈstraɪk/ (say luytning struyk) a stoppage of work by employees with little or no warning to …