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war

[wawr] / wɔr /




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A desperate ploy to end a long-running war took more from him than he could bear.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Before the war, Iryna Terekh’s small business made outdoor furniture and ornaments such as benches, flower pots and wash basins.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Violence has significantly decreased since the signing of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding in June on the broader Middle East war and a US-sponsored framework deal between Lebanon and Israel later that month.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

South Korea's president has proposed talks with its northern neighbour on officially ending the war between the two that is technically still active.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

What I believed, at first, was that there were things about this war that I did not understand, that were above my station and pay grade.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

But wars inevitably cost those who fight in them; ideally, the commander in chief would start them only after carefully weighing those costs.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Managing to survive two wars, a decapitated leadership, gutted air and naval defenses, weakened proxies and a spiraling economy have allowed it to play a weak hand strongly.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

"Even wars have rules. One of those is that health must be protected!"

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

For 58 seasons, through wars, impeachments and the corporate dismantling of the network news business around it, “60 Minutes” remained America’s highest-rated newsmagazine.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Robin thought of his father and how he had looked on that last day when he rode off to the Scottish wars at the head of the column.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

In his first term, he warred incessantly with public sector unions.

From Slate Mar. 12, 2025

Then, two titanic egos — Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis and railroad baron Henry Huntington — warred through their proxies in Congress, Huntington wanting the harbor in Santa Monica, and Otis in San Pedro.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2023

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

They had warred in private over differences about how to spend the money in areas like transit and broadband, and how to pay for the spending.

From Washington Post Aug. 10, 2021

The reds and yellows of common flame warred against the emeralds and jades of wildfire, each color flaring and then fading, birthing armies of short-lived shadows to die again an instant later.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Speaking on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal between the warring parties could be reached Tuesday or Wednesday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

His people are ancient and few, a clan whose kinship with nature left them vulnerable to warring nobles who all but wiped them out.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

The move ramps up a conflict between warring factions in Silicon Valley over how to regulate the transformative technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

An initial deal between the warring sides announced by Pakistan this week has come too late for this mango season, which began in June in southern Sindh province.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

All along, he had been urging the warring nations to make peace.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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