anti-war
adjective
an·ti-war
ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists
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The document dump contains the Social Security number of a journalist who was active in the anti-war movement during the ’60s.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Consider that Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-war protester and recent graduate of Columbia University, was arrested on a Saturday night by ICE agents who appeared ignorant of his status as a legal U.S. resident and his rights thereof.
—Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Reality check: College campuses have long served as arenas for protests, especially anti-war demonstrations.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
And in an era of rampant counterintelligence programs conducted on anti-war and hippie movements, where did the FBI fit into all this?
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Consider that Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-war protester and recent graduate of Columbia University, was arrested on a Saturday night by ICE agents who appeared ignorant of his status as a legal U.S. resident and his rights thereof.
—Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Reality check: College campuses have long served as arenas for protests, especially anti-war demonstrations.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
And in an era of rampant counterintelligence programs conducted on anti-war and hippie movements, where did the FBI fit into all this?
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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