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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Shortly thereafter, all of the engineering and technological work that had been devoted to the development of television since the mid-1920s was diverted to military purposes to support the war effort.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
For investigators, the broader concern is that Russia’s war effort may now depend in part on a transnational manpower pipeline that weaponizes global inequality, drawing economically desperate men from around the world into one of Europe’s deadliest conflicts.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
That improvement has allowed Ukraine to hit Russian oil installations that provide crucial revenue for Moscow’s war effort.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The response from Kyiv reflects its intense efforts to stop the Kremlin funding its war effort, particularly by exploiting territory seized in its invasion.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
For investigators, the broader concern is that Russia’s war effort may now depend in part on a transnational manpower pipeline that weaponizes global inequality, drawing economically desperate men from around the world into one of Europe’s deadliest conflicts.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
That improvement has allowed Ukraine to hit Russian oil installations that provide crucial revenue for Moscow’s war effort.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The response from Kyiv reflects its intense efforts to stop the Kremlin funding its war effort, particularly by exploiting territory seized in its invasion.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 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 5 May. 2026.
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