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 company has a rich history dating to 1945, when James O. Reigle, along with L.N. Peterson and Edna Oster, purchased the Kewaskum Utensil Company, which was manufacturing shell casings for the war effort.
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Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Then an all-male university, Notre Dame faced steep financial difficulties amid World War II, mostly due to a decline in enrollment as young men enlisted for the war effort.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The site was run by a Ukrainian man, whose businesses included delivering Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine – crucial technology for Kyiv’s war effort.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Called the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, the bill is designed to push countries that support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, said the bill’s author Senator Lindsey Graham of North Carolina in an Op-Ed published on the Fox News website.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 8 July 2025
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Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Then an all-male university, Notre Dame faced steep financial difficulties amid World War II, mostly due to a decline in enrollment as young men enlisted for the war effort.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The site was run by a Ukrainian man, whose businesses included delivering Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine – crucial technology for Kyiv’s war effort.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Called the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, the bill is designed to push countries that support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, said the bill’s author Senator Lindsey Graham of North Carolina in an Op-Ed published on the Fox News website.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 8 July 2025
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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