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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Analysts say Putin is attempting to outwait the commitment of Western countries to supporting Ukraine's war effort.
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Katie Marie Davies The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The move risks further thinning the nation's shallow reserves yet comes under pressure as scenes proliferate of citizens being dragged off the street and sometimes from their homes to forcibly join the war effort.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Nepal has said scores of its citizens were recruited under false pretenses to join Russia’s war effort and has called on Moscow to stop the practice.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
During times of war, governments often divert funding and resources that might have gone to addressing climate emissions instead towards the war effort, Weir says.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
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Katie Marie Davies The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The move risks further thinning the nation's shallow reserves yet comes under pressure as scenes proliferate of citizens being dragged off the street and sometimes from their homes to forcibly join the war effort.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Nepal has said scores of its citizens were recruited under false pretenses to join Russia’s war effort and has called on Moscow to stop the practice.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
During times of war, governments often divert funding and resources that might have gone to addressing climate emissions instead towards the war effort, Weir says.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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