the Cold War

noun

: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945

the era of the Cold War

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Those who favor this approach, however, would do well to learn deeper lessons from the Cold War beyond the notion of an arms race. —

Verity Harding, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024 While the Soviet Union has since crumbled, relations between the U.S. and Russia dipped to their worst point since the end of the Cold War after Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Lee’s experience served as the background to his books on conservatism, the Republican Party, Communism, and the Cold War. —

Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024 Zoom out: As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell has long been a champion of the kind of muscular interventionism that defined the Republican party during the Cold War and the post-9/11 aftermath. —

Hans Nichols, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Cold War

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