at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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The rapid expansion underscores a new reality: OpenAI is at war.
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Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
By Kevin Kenny / Made by History April 5, 2024 8:00 AM EDT
U.S. and Texas officials are at war over immigration and border control.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Israel is at war with Hamas, not with the people of Gaza.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The surgery means Israel’s leader will be temporarily out of action with the nation at war with Hamas in Gaza following the October 7 attacks.
—Tamar Michaelis, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Those disparate catalogs feed two different fanbases that are often at war with each other.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
The group is now at war with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, which puts it under pressure.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Overall, a Ukraine at war does not have anything tangible to offer either to Trump’s businesses or to his political position.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
In issuing the original injunction against the law — which the appeals court restored on Tuesday — a federal district judge in Austin said last month that the invasion argument failed on several counts, and dismissed the idea that Texas was somehow at war.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
By Kevin Kenny / Made by History April 5, 2024 8:00 AM EDT
U.S. and Texas officials are at war over immigration and border control.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Israel is at war with Hamas, not with the people of Gaza.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The surgery means Israel’s leader will be temporarily out of action with the nation at war with Hamas in Gaza following the October 7 attacks.
—Tamar Michaelis, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Those disparate catalogs feed two different fanbases that are often at war with each other.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
The group is now at war with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, which puts it under pressure.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Overall, a Ukraine at war does not have anything tangible to offer either to Trump’s businesses or to his political position.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
In issuing the original injunction against the law — which the appeals court restored on Tuesday — a federal district judge in Austin said last month that the invasion argument failed on several counts, and dismissed the idea that Texas was somehow at war.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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