See strike up on Wiktionary
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"text": "To make him feel welcome, she struck up a conversation with the newly arrived guest.",
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"text": "He struck up a friendship with Redford that was to last for many years.",
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"word": "schließen [Freundschaft]"
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Download raw JSONL data for strike up meaning in All languages combined (4.5kB)
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