the Cold War

noun

: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945
the era of the Cold War

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Between 2022 and 2024, Moscow allocated at least $263 billion to defence outlays — approximately 7% of GDP annually — transforming a massive portion of its economy into a military-industrial complex on a scale that is unprecedented since the Cold War. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 And there’s flicks of the Cold War throughout the music. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025 When Eisenhower, a Republican, was elected President in 1952, the memory of World War Two and the pressures of the Cold War shaped every aspect of politics, including education. Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Or Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev reaching the Intermediate Range Nuclear-Forces Treaty in 1987, launching a partnership that would mark the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Cold War

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“The Cold War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Cold%20War. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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