war effort
noun
: all that is being done to win a war
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.
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His comments came as some Republicans pushed to curb the United States’ support for Ukraine in its war effort.
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Eric Bradner, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Demonstrators called on their schools to divest financially from Israel and its war effort.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a report released Tuesday by LSE IDEAS, the London School of Economics' foreign policy think tank, said that Russia is betting its war effort on volatile oil rents, and its fragile financial system is coming under considerable strain.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Russia’s foreign policy has become subordinated to three goals: building alliances to support its war effort, sustaining an economy targeted by sanctions, and taking revenge on the West for its support of Ukraine.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
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Eric Bradner, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Demonstrators called on their schools to divest financially from Israel and its war effort.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a report released Tuesday by LSE IDEAS, the London School of Economics' foreign policy think tank, said that Russia is betting its war effort on volatile oil rents, and its fragile financial system is coming under considerable strain.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Russia’s foreign policy has become subordinated to three goals: building alliances to support its war effort, sustaining an economy targeted by sanctions, and taking revenge on the West for its support of Ukraine.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for war effort
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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