war effort
noun
: all that is being done to win a war
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.
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Western officials also say Ukraine has relied too much on help from the West and hasn’t done enough to bolster its own war effort, especially in mobilizing enough troops.
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Kim Barker, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Homegrown Technology Some of the technology Ukraine has received from its supporters, like ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles, have been subject to restrictions that Kyiv officials say hinder its war effort.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
That day, Ukraine claimed to have targeted a Rostov oil refinery as part of its campaign to strike Russian infrastructure supporting the country’s war effort.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
North Korean reinforcements are indispensable to the Russian war effort.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Kim Barker, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Homegrown Technology Some of the technology Ukraine has received from its supporters, like ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles, have been subject to restrictions that Kyiv officials say hinder its war effort.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
That day, Ukraine claimed to have targeted a Rostov oil refinery as part of its campaign to strike Russian infrastructure supporting the country’s war effort.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
North Korean reinforcements are indispensable to the Russian war effort.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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