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Civil War

noun as in 19th century us war

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And now, more than four years into a civil war that has killed thousands and displaced millions, the tide is turning once again.

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Meanwhile, the “dollar is dying” story persists — fed by America’s debt burden, political paralysis in Washington and what some describe as a “cold civil war” within the West itself.

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Mr. Cuomo is right when he says there’s a “civil war” in the Democratic Party between the left and the centrists that is playing out in the city and across the country.

His pain is compounded by grief for a son killed in a motorcycle accident in Lebanon and two brothers killed during the civil war.

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The Myanmar military says it has captured one of the most notorious scam compounds on the border with Thailand, as it reclaims key territory it lost in the ongoing civil war.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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