at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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Arab powers in the region rejected the decision and not long after were at war with the new state of Israel.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Yet some Israeli analysts, echoing persistent urgings from Biden administration officials that date to the beginning of the war, defended the rebel ministers’ premise: When nations are at war, setting out a political endgame for the army to work within is a key step toward attaining long-term aims.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Yet some Israeli analysts, echoing persistent urgings from Biden administration officials that date to the beginning of the war, defended the rebel ministers’ premise: When nations are at war, setting out a political endgame for the army to work within is a key step toward attaining long-term aims.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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