make war
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"No algorithm can make war morally acceptable," the Pope wrote.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
If they succeed in boosting Europe’s resilience, the planners think they cannot just ensure victory, but also make war less likely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
His uncompromising hostility toward revolutionaries inspired Thomas Paine to remark in 1776, “Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families.”
From National Geographic • Jul. 3, 2023
Companies that make war weapons like shoulder-fired Javelin and Stinger missiles are awaiting U.S. funding before starting new production for Ukraine.
From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023
Europe’s invaded countries set up governments in exile in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, to make war plans as a group of “Allied” nations fighting together against German aggression.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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