at war
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If you don’t count the military checkpoints, air-raid sirens or 11 p.m. curfew, you wouldn’t know Ukraine was at war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
This World Cup will be the first in which a qualifying team will play in a host country with which it was at war.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Ukraine -- at war for more than four years -- has become the envy of some of the world's most powerful militaries in combating long-range drones.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The POW swaps remain one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between the two sides, at war since Russia ordered troops into its neighbour in February 2022.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The present Knight of Griffin’s Roost, his son Ronnet, was said to be off at war in the riverlands.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
