World War I

noun

: the war that was fought mainly in Europe from 1914 to 1918

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Astonishingly, the most capable machine for moving supplies and equipment—the same as that used during World War I and the 19th century—wasn’t a machine at all, but a mule. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025 Full marathon runners will go by the National World War I Museum & Memorial, the Country Club Plaza, Waldo, Westport, 18th & Vine and other neighborhoods. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025 Like its predecessor, Blood of My Blood is a time-spanning affair, pivoting between 18th-century Scotland and World War I-era England. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025 The history of the anti-fascist movement dates back to the period between World War I and World War II when left-wing groups banded together to fight rising fascism in Germany, Italy, England and elsewhere across Europe. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for World War I

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