police action

noun

Definition of police actionnext
as in civil war

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  1. civil war
  2. cold war
  3. world war
  4. holy war
  5. limited war
Noun
  • And then, Charles Bethea reports on the people making plans for surviving a civil war.
    Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Their arrival was like pouring gasoline on a smoldering fire—igniting a brutal fifteen-year civil war that devastated the country.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of civil war
Noun
  • It’s generally agreed by the Housewives consuming public that this current iteration of Real Housewives of New Jersey — with Team Teresa and Team Melissa in a cold war and everyone playing their stories out in the press rather than in dramatic dinner scenes — is not sustainable.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
  • 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
Definition of cold war
Noun
  • Phew, no world war, and lucky McGee got to wear a comfy hoodie in the office for the crisis.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Because, choosing between some promises and the possibility of starting a third world war—the choice is still quite obvious.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of world war
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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
  • 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
Definition of holy war
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of limited war
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