major war

During the ensuing half-century without a major war, the U.S. military waned and business exploded—supercharged by Civil War industrial expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

But the truth is that markets had already been doing pretty well considering a major war and global energy crisis.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

The workers whooped and applauded, and the president went back to rallying Americans who were in their first major war since the disaster of Vietnam.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

Then again, the United States has global missions, and it doesn’t have enough ships to fight a major war in more than one of the world’s regions at a time.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

In Washington’s case, the most obvious corollary to his view of American national interest was the avoidance of a major war during the gestative phase of national development.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis