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Recent Examples of world war
Because manganese is important in machinery production, demand for manganese ore was considerably higher during both world wars.
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arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Throughout the season, Kate attempts to prevent a world war from erupting as the British seek to find out who is responsible for the attack.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The banking institution's CEO Jamie Dimon said in a recent speech at the Institute of International Finance that the current conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East has already begun a third world war.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
This is a rivalry that dates to 1890 and is the nation’s longest uninterrupted series as the schools have met each year since 1907 while persevering through two world wars, a depression and a pandemic.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Throughout the season, Kate attempts to prevent a world war from erupting as the British seek to find out who is responsible for the attack.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The banking institution's CEO Jamie Dimon said in a recent speech at the Institute of International Finance that the current conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East has already begun a third world war.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
This is a rivalry that dates to 1890 and is the nation’s longest uninterrupted series as the schools have met each year since 1907 while persevering through two world wars, a depression and a pandemic.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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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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Williams is part of a larger cold war, radical vs. radical, that’s stayed mostly in the shadows.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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The film, which is co-produced by Matt Damon and Lopez's now ex-husband Ben Affleck, stars Diego Luna as Valentin Arregui, a political prisoner during Argentina's civil war in the 1980s who forms a bond with Luis Molina (Tonatiuh) while imprisoned together.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The other big news to come out of this week besides Robyn’s murder and the Traitors civil war was the Bambi alliance turning on each other.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2025.
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