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Witness to History Born just months after the Titanic sank, Tinniswood lived through two world wars and served in the British Army Pay Corps during World War II.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
That was the lesson of the conferences at Versailles, Yalta, and Potsdam after the two world wars: to the negotiator go the spoils.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Similarly, a majority of respondents were also afraid of biological warfare, as well as America getting involved in another world war.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
That was the lesson of the conferences at Versailles, Yalta, and Potsdam after the two world wars: to the negotiator go the spoils.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Similarly, a majority of respondents were also afraid of biological warfare, as well as America getting involved in another world war.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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Possible consequences include a second international cold war threatening disastrous American decline or, conceivably, even a third world war.Jay Ambrose, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2024
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Kino Lorber’s cold war doc Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat opened at the Film Forum in NYC to $9.1k.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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Tice, who has had his work published by The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers and others, disappeared at a checkpoint in a contested area west of Damascus as the Syrian civil war intensified.ABBY SEWELL AND MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Turkey, Israel, Qatar, and the United States all have their own reasons to want a stable, inclusive new government in Damascus, focused on rebuilding Syria from the horrors of the old regime and the destruction caused by years of civil war.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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His speech Sunday was steeped in the language of Islamic holy war.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Justice Department said Aman wanted to join ISIS to engage in a holy war, or jihad, in Syria.Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 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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“World war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20war. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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