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full-scale

[fool-skeyl] / ˈfʊlˈskeɪl /


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An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the tit-for-tat attacks as purely defensive in nature and not a renewed outbreak of full-scale war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“While the United States and Iran have been in negotiation gridlock for a while, the fact that a full-scale escalation has not materialised should be a sign of comfort by itself.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

It is the most serious incident of its kind in this country since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The Careers have woken to a full-scale tracker jacker attack.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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