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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Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon has asked the White House to sign off on $200 billion in additional funding for the war effort.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
One of the men was believed to be directing the current war effort, and these deaths come after Israel killed Iran’s supreme leader on the first day of the war.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
That money could be used to dampen the impact of Western economic sanctions or directly fund the war effort in Ukraine.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The expanding war effort has uncomfortable echoes of the Iraq War.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
One of the men was believed to be directing the current war effort, and these deaths come after Israel killed Iran’s supreme leader on the first day of the war.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
That money could be used to dampen the impact of Western economic sanctions or directly fund the war effort in Ukraine.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The expanding war effort has uncomfortable echoes of the Iraq War.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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