conflict

Example Sentences

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The United States has already used a wide variety of military capabilities in the conflict to strike thousands of targets in Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

A chokepoint controlling a fifth of global oil supply doesn’t distinguish between nations that chose this conflict and those that did not.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

However, Ryanair Michael O'Leary told Sky News last week that jet fuel supplies could start to be disrupted in May if the conflict continued.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But even before the start of the conflict in Iran, American workers were struggling with high costs for basics, such as housing, healthcare and food.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

In March 1917, when Elizebeth and William started Riverbank’s Department of Ciphers, World War I had been raging in Europe for over two years, and the conflict had spread across the globe.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield