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[wawr] / wɔr /




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Iranian state media detailed the attack earlier in the war, saying the jets flew at extremely low altitude to avoid defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The UN estimates that about 1.9 million people - 90% of Gaza's population - have been displaced since the war started.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Last Monday, Colonel Ryan Donald, spokesman for the US and South Korean Combined Forces Command, said the Ulchi Freedom exercise would simulate combat against North Korean troops battle-hardened by deployment in the Russia-Ukraine war.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The last is a trade war tariff dating to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

A voice comes over the public address system: “Pearl Harbor has been bombed. We are now at war with Japan.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

"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

And amid the ongoing fast-food discount wars, analysts note that Wendy’s value menu has perhaps gotten too complex.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

“Will the Scottish wars have ended, think you?” he asked.

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

Each empire warred with its rivals at times, but it also worked with them to protect trade routes.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

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

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

Former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis, who has four children with Musk, discussed their relationship and her view of the warring billionaires’ investing conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

The twins stopped warring against heaven and Poseidon felt pleased with himself, but the fact was that the two had turned to other plans which interested them more.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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