lend-lease
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The bipartisan lend-lease proposal seeks to expedite the supply of American military weapons to head off an invasion.
From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Shmyhal also said the Ukrainian government had approved a request to the U.S. government for a "gas lend-lease" arrangement to help Ukraine through what he said would be the toughest heating season in its history.
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2022
Launched during World War II, lend-lease signaled the U.S. would become what Franklin D. Roosevelt called the “arsenal of democracy” helping Britain and the allies fight Nazi Germany.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2022
The lend-lease concept does not appear to be used or even discussed in the Ukrainian conflict.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022
Even today we are flying as much lend-lease material into China as ever traversed the Burma Road, flying it over mountains 17,000 feet high, flying blind through sleet and snow.
From State of the Union Address by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
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World War II
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