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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During World War I, Italy, an American ally at the time, sent 900 soldiers to Cushman to mine manganese for the Italian war effort due to local labor shortages.
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arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
That's because it was cancelled during three years of World War II, since rubber and other prime parade materials were needed for the war effort.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
That, plus its transportation infrastructure links to the rest of the country, makes the city a key hub in Ukraine’s war effort.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
By now, almost every Ukrainian has a family member engaged in the war effort, so every Ukrainian would be a target.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
That's because it was cancelled during three years of World War II, since rubber and other prime parade materials were needed for the war effort.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
That, plus its transportation infrastructure links to the rest of the country, makes the city a key hub in Ukraine’s war effort.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
By now, almost every Ukrainian has a family member engaged in the war effort, so every Ukrainian would be a target.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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