at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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While the Colonies were at war with Britain, Putman said independence from the Crown did not seem to be the goal for most.
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Dan Snyder, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.
—Vijay Dandapani, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Iran was not at war with the United States at the time of the assassination.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … DIVIDED HALLS – Johnson insists US 'not at war' after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Dan Snyder, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.
—Vijay Dandapani, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Iran was not at war with the United States at the time of the assassination.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … DIVIDED HALLS – Johnson insists US 'not at war' after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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