war zone

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Shortages of oil and gas, as well as helium for high tech industries and feedstocks for fertiliser, are having an increasingly heavy impact on millions of people a long way from the war zone.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

He was in Russia for just 45 days before being sent to the war zone.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Japan has so far demurred, citing legal obstacles to venturing into a war zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"It looked like a war zone," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

And somehow we have to get the children who live in this war zone to feel that life is worthwhile.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones