cold war
Example Sentences
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Earth is just another front in the cold war of space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The UK's armed forces have dwindled since the end of the cold war.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky said he feared "a new cold war" between Europe and Russia in the coming decade, making reopening dialogue with Moscow essential.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
This does not have to be an opening salvo in a cold war with your family and/or coded message to your sister.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
"The farce of the cold war and the absurd war machine it spawned," he said, "was an ever-growing pathetic joke to me."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
