blitzkrieg

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Moreover, Papic believes the Strait of Hormuz will be prised open shortly, not just because of America’s blitzkrieg but by a coordinated response from the rest of the world.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

When France fell in June that year to the German blitzkrieg, he shipped off to Britain, where Gen. Charles de Gaulle of France was rallying his countrymen.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

“There needs to be a media blitzkrieg, local governments should warn people to stay indoors and make their hospitals ready to deal with heat-related cases,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

He was the son of Bernard and Ruchla Zielonka, who escaped Poland with their daughter Leah just before the Nazi blitzkrieg in 1939.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

The human blitzkrieg across America testifies to the incomparable ingenuity and the unsurpassed adaptability of Homo sapiens.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari