major war
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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
He kept the U.S. out of any major war and developed a nuclear strategy that evolved from “massive retaliation” to a policy that recognized how an all-or-nothing approach to thermonuclear weapons would be too dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 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
His tone seemed to indicate that the group remained uninterested in another major war with Israel.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
Close economic ties among European countries also made a major war seem unlikely.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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