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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Perry has yet to give a statement of her own, but clearly there is only one way this beef will ever get squared away: Reboot the Cold War space race but this time with girls, like 2016’s Ghostbusters.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Koloff, who was from Canada, was billed from Moscow amid the Cold War.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Big little Liechtenstein Soon after the Castro brothers seized power in 1959, at the height of the Cold War as the globe was falling into capitalist or communist camps, a complete U.S. trade embargo sought to choke the Cuban economy and bring about regime change.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The ruling came in response to efforts to strip Americans of their citizenship during the Cold War for engaging in certain political activities, like voting in foreign elections or joining the Communist Party.
—Nik Popli, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Koloff, who was from Canada, was billed from Moscow amid the Cold War.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Big little Liechtenstein Soon after the Castro brothers seized power in 1959, at the height of the Cold War as the globe was falling into capitalist or communist camps, a complete U.S. trade embargo sought to choke the Cuban economy and bring about regime change.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The ruling came in response to efforts to strip Americans of their citizenship during the Cold War for engaging in certain political activities, like voting in foreign elections or joining the Communist Party.
—Nik Popli, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
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