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As a fierce windstorm strafes the gorge and we scatter to batten down our tents, I catch a glimpse of a lion, a Nordic queen and Pippi Longstocking calmly cooking us dinner.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022

A raucous, audacious comedy by Qui Nguyen, directed by May Adrales and featuring an excellent cast, that strafes just about every subject it tackles and every character it presents.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2016

The Israeli grandmaster plays the positional side of a Benko Gambit to perfection, building up great pressure on the a- and b-files while the great Benko bishop strafes the White position from g7.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2015

They must point out that “a brutal wind strafes the crowd.”

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2012

There was wire in front, and the troops got back without more casualties than averaged as a result of the ordinary nightly strafes.

From The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 by Wilson, S. J.