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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Hours earlier, the pair flanked Chinese President Xi Jinping at a massive military parade for the first such gathering of the three countries' leaders since the early days of the Cold War.
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USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The international order that was set after the end of the Cold War is clearly at risk of unraveling.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Bipartisan support for promoting democracy abroad continued for decades after the Cold War ended.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Set in an alternative reality where the Cold War never ended and an atomic bomb has struck Soviet Kazakhstan, the film follows Sonja, a 22-year-old Swedish club kid working at one of the world’s hippest magazines.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The international order that was set after the end of the Cold War is clearly at risk of unraveling.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Bipartisan support for promoting democracy abroad continued for decades after the Cold War ended.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Set in an alternative reality where the Cold War never ended and an atomic bomb has struck Soviet Kazakhstan, the film follows Sonja, a 22-year-old Swedish club kid working at one of the world’s hippest magazines.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Cold War
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