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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By the early 1990s, and with the end of the Cold War, these reports expanded in scope and institutionalized human rights into the practices of the State Department.
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Time, 21 May 2025
The economic model that has underpinned the liberal order since the end of the Cold War has also failed too many people.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
During the Cold War, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) was a project that U.S. and Soviet scientists worked together on, including a famous conference held in the USSR in 1971.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 May 2025
The treaty, which also bans the weapons’ production and stockpiling, was signed in 1997, and was one of a series of agreements negotiated after the Cold War to encourage global disarmament.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
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Time, 21 May 2025
The economic model that has underpinned the liberal order since the end of the Cold War has also failed too many people.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
During the Cold War, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) was a project that U.S. and Soviet scientists worked together on, including a famous conference held in the USSR in 1971.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 May 2025
The treaty, which also bans the weapons’ production and stockpiling, was signed in 1997, and was one of a series of agreements negotiated after the Cold War to encourage global disarmament.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Cold War
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“The Cold War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Cold%20War. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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