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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Instead, the continent should get serious about investing more in Ukraine’s war effort by flooding the country with more advanced technologies.
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Pyongyang had pressed Moscow for such technology in return for sending personnel to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, reported Korea JoongAng Daily.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The United States and Europe have overseen the donation of munitions, supplies, and money to the war effort.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Israel says its war effort is in self-defense and targets Hamas, not Palestinian civilians.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Pyongyang had pressed Moscow for such technology in return for sending personnel to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, reported Korea JoongAng Daily.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The United States and Europe have overseen the donation of munitions, supplies, and money to the war effort.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Israel says its war effort is in self-defense and targets Hamas, not Palestinian civilians.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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