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jihad

[ji-hahd] / dʒɪˈhɑd /


NOUN
holy war
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“I have been on a jihad to streamline the review process and get things out the door faster,” Dr. Pazdur said in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal

The strategy of "economic jihad" aims to choke off Bamako and the ruling military junta, which seized power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.

From Barron's

“They genuinely believe in this jihad to remove Israel from that land,” said April Longley Alley, a former United Nations diplomat who has engaged with the Houthi leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal

Abroad, they openly sow the seeds of jihad, cheer for a global caliphate and preach for the destruction of Israel and Western civilization more broadly.

From Los Angeles Times

Since then, mosques in both Deraa and Damascus have reportedly called for jihad against Israeli forces.

From BBC