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Recent Examples of cold war
In October 2022, the Commerce Department forged ahead with its new export controls, a moment that was seen in some circles as a dramatic escalation in a second cold war.
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Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Grande’s yearslong cold war with the media finally bubbled over after some writers called out her friend Justin Bieber for lip-syncing during Grande’s otherwise-successful headlining Coachella set.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
The bitcoin price shot past its previous all-time high of over £70,000 per bitcoin this year before dropping back to around $60,000 as the U.S. and China begin what could become a crypto cold war.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
However, before this cold war over property erupts, the film allows the shattering grief on either side to fester, allowing both factions to feel irrevocably human before things hit the fan.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Grande’s yearslong cold war with the media finally bubbled over after some writers called out her friend Justin Bieber for lip-syncing during Grande’s otherwise-successful headlining Coachella set.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
The bitcoin price shot past its previous all-time high of over £70,000 per bitcoin this year before dropping back to around $60,000 as the U.S. and China begin what could become a crypto cold war.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
However, before this cold war over property erupts, the film allows the shattering grief on either side to fester, allowing both factions to feel irrevocably human before things hit the fan.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold war
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Phew, no world war, and lucky McGee got to wear a comfy hoodie in the office for the crisis.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because, choosing between some promises and the possibility of starting a third world war—the choice is still quite obvious.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Unlike neighboring Arab countries that experienced massive popular uprisings in 2011, Tunisia did not immediately revert to authoritarianism or descend into civil war.Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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And then, Charles Bethea reports on the people making plans for surviving a civil war.Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Declaration in Script and Print: A Visual History of America’s Founding Document by John Bidwell Rozina Ali God’s Directive After the September 11 attacks, evangelical American missionaries followed military tanks into Afghanistan and Iraq to convert Muslims as part of a holy war.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
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With Gamestop, this eventually wrapped back around into something that’s part cult, part get-rich-quick scheme, part righteous holy war against investors, and part cyberpunk cautionary tale.Amber DaSilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024
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Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
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In this scenario, which may already be coming to fruition, the meager hope is that the conflict transforms into simply a more limited war.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Cold war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20war. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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