World War II

noun

: the war that was fought mainly in Europe and Asia from 1939 to 1945

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There were roughly 60,000 people in immigration detention nationwide in both August and September – more than at any time since the United States government interned some 120,000 people, the majority of Japanese citizenship or ancestry, during World War II. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025 Charles Paddock served in Italy during World War II and met his wife there, suggesting the couple may have taken it from Civitavecchia. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025 The conservative movement always had many members of what’s known as the Old Right as well as classical liberals, with the latter dominating after World War II and throughout the Cold War. Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025 This development made Long Island, particularly after the end of World War II, a hugely attractive location for manufacturing, retail, and, later, the service economy. JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for World War II

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