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

With their event fast approaching, Shephard and Goncalves created a blitzkrieg of advertisements across social media and posted fliers on lampposts throughout the neighborhood to drum up excitement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

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

The Nazis were conducting a new kind of war called a blitzkrieg, or “lightning war.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti