In which sentence does the word strike have a negative connotation?

In “Most of the company's employees have been on strike for three days,” strike refers to employees stopping work to protest, which suggests conflict and disruption. That gives the word a negative connotation in this sentence. In the other choices, a strike is a bowling achievement, starting a conversation, or taking a pose—uses without the same negative feeling.

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