wage war
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Japan's pacifist constitution that followed had been drafted "with the resolve that we must never again wage war or kill people", she said.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
In his Palm Sunday homily last week, Pope Leo said that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Norden Mark XV bombsight wasn’t accurate enough to target precisely an enemy’s industrial capacity to wage war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Of all the strategic fields on which to wage war against Bull Meecham, the automobile was the most precipitate.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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