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 pitch mixes selective truths with outright deception, targeting young men facing joblessness, inflation, and creeping poverty, as well as young women lured by promises of factory jobs, including in drone production tied to the war effort.
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Following the 2022 invasion, the Kremlin passed a web of repressive laws effectively outlawing criticism of the war effort or government.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Back in Britain, Lady Anne was ready to do her part for the war effort.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Once released, the two men made animated films for the British war effort (so much for being enemies, or aliens), and then, in 1944, Hoellering took charge of the Academy, a cinema on London’s Oxford Street.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Following the 2022 invasion, the Kremlin passed a web of repressive laws effectively outlawing criticism of the war effort or government.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Back in Britain, Lady Anne was ready to do her part for the war effort.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Once released, the two men made animated films for the British war effort (so much for being enemies, or aliens), and then, in 1944, Hoellering took charge of the Academy, a cinema on London’s Oxford Street.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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