war
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Zelensky's decree also cited Melania Trump's wider humanitarian work, including her efforts concerning Ukrainian children affected by the war, as reasons for giving her the Princess Olga award.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Despite the caution, Europe dearly wants to see a shift in Washington's approach to the war in Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
“While we’re going through this period of protracted crisis of no war, no peace, we are clearly seeking a political offramp,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Against the backdrop of an unpopular war in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on July 15, 2026, that the Pentagon would begin testing male service members 30 and older for low testosterone.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
A soldier snatches it up and flips through it, growing increasingly angry when he notices the photos of the Japanese planes and Father Julien’s entries about the war.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The U.S. economy is accelerating, gathering enough momentum from the artificial intelligence boom and robust consumer spending to crash through wars, volatile markets and trade disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The US comments sum up a two-day meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, that has been complicated by wars in Iran and Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
They don’t call them forever wars for nothing.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Welcome to the quiet beginning of the robot wars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
These forfeited food surpluses fuelled politics, wars, art and philosophy.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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In the present, we’ve warred over a proposed gondola to carry Dodgers fans from Union Station to Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
In his first term, he warred incessantly with public sector unions.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2025
U.S. oil prices hit their lowest this year overnight as concerns over Chinese demand warred with talk of possible OPEC+ output cuts.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2022
Cities warred on one another for territory, captives, and riches, but they rarely succeeded in conquering other cities outright.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
She told me about the dark times when Denmark warred with Norway and a long drought brought starvation to the village and hunger to the castle.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Ukrainian and Russian officials visited the city together on Friday, delivering aid and marshalling those who wanted to leave in a rare show of cooperation between the warring sides.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
While “The Outsiders,” may feature two warring teen gangs, it’s all love an hour before the curtain rises on the L.A.-premiere stop of the national tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
When “Digger” briefly strikes this resonant note, its warring aspects begin to coalesce, before Iñárritu strikes them with a shovel and breaks everything up again.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The strikes come nearly a week after renewed attacks between the US and Iran, which followed a month of relative calm between the warring sides.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Even warring khalasars put aside their feuds and shared meat and mead together when they were in sight of the Mother of Moun-tains.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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