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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Still, the next year, he was rehired for the war effort, not for combat missions this time but other translation work. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Supervising large groups of prisoners in Europe while adhering to the POW treatment policies established by the Geneva Conventions diverted food, transportation and medical resources from the American war effort overseas. Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026 These are all admissions of reality, from a Kremlin whose war effort has rarely accepted anything short of total victory. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 Goldman’s homily did not move the jury, who convicted her of conspiring against the war effort on the palest of evidence. Literary Hub, 15 June 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 28 Jun. 2026.

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