strike force

noun

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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Police set up a strike force to investigate Jones after The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported in 2023 that Jones used his position of power, first as a schoolteacher and later as a popular broadcaster, to prey on a number of young men. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 This new version would introduce the commando strike force featuring iconic characters like Duke, Roadblock and Snake Eyes. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 15 July 2026 The crisis grew so acute a decade ago that the department established strike forces of FBI and Health and Human Services agents in hotspots such as Miami, Houston and Los Angeles. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 However, chronic alcohol use can stunt or kill natural killer cells and T-cells, the immune system’s elite strike force, leading to a higher vulnerability to infections such as pneumonia, HIV and tuberculosis. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike force

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of strike force was in 1955

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