as in civil war
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This chapter of the cannabis civil war is coming to a close just as Congress is set to go into the lame duck session and as both candidates for President have espoused support for legalization.Robert Hoban, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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There have long been differing interests among different ethnic armed groups, which have fought one another before and during the ongoing civil war.Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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These actions also contribute to the growing tech cold war between major powers, particularly the U.S. and China.Tim Bates, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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The Latino doormen and the Albanian doormen have been in a cold war.Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Katie Hafner: For women in the U.K. between the two world wars, studying chemistry was especially hard.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Season 2 is a sweeping love story against a massive world war.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
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The Declaration in Script and Print: A Visual History of America’s Founding Document by John Bidwell Rozina Ali God’s Directive After the September 11 attacks, evangelical American missionaries followed military tanks into Afghanistan and Iraq to convert Muslims as part of a holy war.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
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With Gamestop, this eventually wrapped back around into something that’s part cult, part get-rich-quick scheme, part righteous holy war against investors, and part cyberpunk cautionary tale.Amber DaSilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024
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Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
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In this scenario, which may already be coming to fruition, the meager hope is that the conflict transforms into simply a more limited war.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Police action.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20action. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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