at war
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: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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But Levinson and Pileggi never capture the depths of men at war with their own sense of masculinity or who are battling their distorted view of morality.
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Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
The countries have been at war since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
The president and his allies say Boasberg has no right to interfere or even play any oversight role in Trump’s actions under the Alien Enemies Act, an arcane 18th century law that permits deportation of people who are nationals of a country with which the U.S. is at war.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The law requires a president to declare the U.S. is at war, giving him extraordinary powers to detain or remove foreigners who otherwise would have protections under immigration or criminal laws.
—Marcos Alemán and Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
The countries have been at war since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
The president and his allies say Boasberg has no right to interfere or even play any oversight role in Trump’s actions under the Alien Enemies Act, an arcane 18th century law that permits deportation of people who are nationals of a country with which the U.S. is at war.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The law requires a president to declare the U.S. is at war, giving him extraordinary powers to detain or remove foreigners who otherwise would have protections under immigration or criminal laws.
—Marcos Alemán and Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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