Definition of wartime
:a period during which a war is in progress
- rationing during wartime
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Many goods were rationed during wartime.
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Japanese government has requested auction sites to stop trading wartime signed flags.
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Lyanna's dying wish was that Ned keep the baby safe, and the only way to do that was for Ned to claim it as his own, fabricating a wartime affair with a random woman.
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The story the museum tells is laced with human connections and studded with violence, from wartime bombs to pirate attacks on postal ships to highwaymen's raids on mail coaches.
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Part of the reason was that US Merchant Marine ships were essentially Navy auxiliaries—they were subsidized by the government because they could potentially be pressed into service in wartime to carry troops and material overseas.
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Thus (with emphasis added, for the pivot): For his military skill and bravery, Thaddeus Kosciuszko won the respect of our first President, George Washington, during wartime.
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A light carrier could also escort convoys during wartime, or augment a regular carrier's firepower in a conflict against another big power such as China or Russia.
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An inspiration in his own right, Carroll is the founder of the Legacy Project, an all-volunteer operation to preserve American wartime letters.
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They’ve been tested in every generation, through wartime, civil rights, the rise of new technologies and the threat of terrorism, and have been solidly supported by U.S. Supreme Court rulings as recently as last week.
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First Known Use of wartime
14th century
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