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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Could he have been convinced to help the Ukrainian war effort another way? Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, aims to hurt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine by penalizing purchasers of Russian oil and Russian leaders. Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Supporting an ally’s war effort is often in the United States’ interest. Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s refining system are primarily intended to harm Moscow’s war effort by limiting military fuel supplies and war funding from exports of refined products. Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 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 15 Aug. 2026.

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