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 latest attacks follow a series of strikes in late November and early December on Russian oil depots and refineries in Voronezh, Tambov, Slavyansk, Afipsky, and Novokuybyshevsk, underscoring Kyiv’s strategy of targeting energy infrastructure to weaken Moscow’s war effort.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Mexico was initially on board with conveying migrants to the United States, expecting certain payoffs, including the prestige of contributing to the Allied war effort in WWII.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The committee made an enormous contribution to the war effort, sending thousands of articles about fascism, the Jewish war experience and the Red Army for publication in the foreign press.
—Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Parole was designed to be a stopgap measure while the evacuees applied for permanent forms of legal status, such as asylum or Special Immigrant Visas for those who assisted the American war effort.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Mexico was initially on board with conveying migrants to the United States, expecting certain payoffs, including the prestige of contributing to the Allied war effort in WWII.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The committee made an enormous contribution to the war effort, sending thousands of articles about fascism, the Jewish war experience and the Red Army for publication in the foreign press.
—Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Parole was designed to be a stopgap measure while the evacuees applied for permanent forms of legal status, such as asylum or Special Immigrant Visas for those who assisted the American war effort.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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