war effort

noun

: all that is being done to win a war
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.

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But Gleb is being pulled in other directions at the same time, under political pressure to help the mounting war effort. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Policymakers in the United States and Europe must accept that Putin will persist in his war effort. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 Ukrainian forces struck eight Russian infrastructure targets supporting the war effort over the past 24 hours, including a refinery in the Yamalo-Nenets region and a port in Dagestan, Zelenskyy said Thursday. ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The long-range strikes by Ukraine have hit Russian military facilities, oil refineries and e-commerce hubs, seeking to undermine the Kremlin’s war effort and economy, as well as make ordinary citizens feel the consequences of the war. Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for war effort

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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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