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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The strikes are part of Kyiv’s aerial campaign aimed at undermining Russia’s war effort, hurting its economy and making people feel the consequences of the Kremlin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine. Dasha Litvinova, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Ukraine’s war effort now faces a leadership vacuum, and neither camp has a clear mandate to complete Ukraine’s history-making experiment in warfare or to reverse it. Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 Other lawmakers were concerned about appropriating more funds for a war effort that seems to be rapidly escalating and remains unpopular with the American public. Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 July 2026 As the crisis has continued, public debate in the country has shifted, with growing concerns about the long-term costs of supporting Ukraine’s war effort and the country’s refugees. Tara Kolar Bryan, The Conversation, 22 July 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 1 Aug. 2026.

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