war effort
noun
: all that is being done to win a war
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.
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His acts not only discredited the American war effort — breeding profound resentment that pushed people to support the Taliban — but embodied it in many ways as well.
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Matthieu Aikins Bryan Denton, New York Times, 22 May 2024
And saying that the country's war effort must be stopped to protect the Palestinian people.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Production came to a halt during World War II, when aluminum restrictions led Byam to close his shop and begin working at a plant making actual aircraft for the war effort.
—Steven Melendez, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
The strike impaired the war effort in Korea and resulted in substantial economic, political and social costs to an already crippled post-World War II economy.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2024
Instead, Xi pushed back hard against assertions, primarily by the United States, that China has helped prop up Moscow’s war effort.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The protesters also want the U.S. to stop supplying funding and weapons to the war effort.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
Beyond discouraging the West from greater involvement in Ukraine’s war effort, the Kremlin wants to exploit divisions within the NATO military alliance over the risks of doing so.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Once World War II breaks out, Lee begins working for British Vogue and continually grows frustrated with limitations placed on female photographers that leave her only to work in England during the war effort.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Matthieu Aikins Bryan Denton, New York Times, 22 May 2024
And saying that the country's war effort must be stopped to protect the Palestinian people.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Production came to a halt during World War II, when aluminum restrictions led Byam to close his shop and begin working at a plant making actual aircraft for the war effort.
—Steven Melendez, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
The strike impaired the war effort in Korea and resulted in substantial economic, political and social costs to an already crippled post-World War II economy.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2024
Instead, Xi pushed back hard against assertions, primarily by the United States, that China has helped prop up Moscow’s war effort.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The protesters also want the U.S. to stop supplying funding and weapons to the war effort.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
Beyond discouraging the West from greater involvement in Ukraine’s war effort, the Kremlin wants to exploit divisions within the NATO military alliance over the risks of doing so.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 6 May 2024
Once World War II breaks out, Lee begins working for British Vogue and continually grows frustrated with limitations placed on female photographers that leave her only to work in England during the war effort.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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