war zone
noun
1
: a zone in which belligerents are waging war
broadly
: an area marked by extreme violence
2
: a designated area especially on the high seas within which rights of neutrals are not respected by a belligerent nation in time of war
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After serving in a war zone, Corcorcan’s mind shifted.
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The event forces her to reflect her work with a humanitarian project located in a war zone.
—Maité Hernández-Lorenzo Artburst Miami, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Tech designed for improving public dialogue is possible – and can even work in the middle of a war zone.
—Lisa Schirch, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
June 13 marked the start of a 12-day war between the two countries and a sudden scramble against time for the organizers of the trip, Birthright Israel and Birthright Israel Onward, to evacuate students from the sudden war zone.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The event forces her to reflect her work with a humanitarian project located in a war zone.
—Maité Hernández-Lorenzo Artburst Miami, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Tech designed for improving public dialogue is possible – and can even work in the middle of a war zone.
—Lisa Schirch, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
June 13 marked the start of a 12-day war between the two countries and a sudden scramble against time for the organizers of the trip, Birthright Israel and Birthright Israel Onward, to evacuate students from the sudden war zone.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
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“War zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20zone. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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