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Recent Examples of world war
But behind Miller's success, a world war was raging.
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Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
This, more than isolated battles, is what defines a world war.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
And together with the established Native, Black, Latino and Anglo populations, these new Americans and their descendants helped the United States develop a booming industrial economy and win two world wars.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The imperial and hegemonic orders of the past were killed off in the twentieth century by the two world wars.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
This, more than isolated battles, is what defines a world war.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
And together with the established Native, Black, Latino and Anglo populations, these new Americans and their descendants helped the United States develop a booming industrial economy and win two world wars.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The imperial and hegemonic orders of the past were killed off in the twentieth century by the two world wars.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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His efforts at alliance building reflected not the beginning of a multipolar era but an ideological contest between democracy and autocracy in a new cold war with China.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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Over generations, policy makers have created many subclasses of conflict: cold wars, police actions, hybrid wars, cyber wars.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Forced to flee during the Dominican Republic’s turbulent civil war, Quezada’s family immigrated to Manhattan’s bustling Latin district, Washington Heights, just as the diaspora’s thirst for homespun music intensified.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Online scam factories – many run by Chinese crime syndicates – have proliferated in Myanmar, which has been riven by a bloody civil war since the military seized power in 2021.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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But as Paul starts to meet the prophetic expectations of his most fervent followers, there are signs of a holy war that could have terrible consequences.—
Scott Tobias,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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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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“World war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20war. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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