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Get ready for a 17-year time jump, as Timothée Chalamet's older, more jaded Paul Atreides continues to wrestle with holy war, his messianic status, and the fallout from opting to marry Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) rather than his Fremen girlfriend Chani (Zendaya).
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Huffman is eager to find out more about claims that the military is promoting its operation in Iran as a holy war.
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Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
And now religion has raised its ugly head in addresses to American troops about the conflict in Iran being a holy war and part of God’s plan.
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Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
The 76ers’ owner, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment (HBSE), had been in a holy war with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and Comcast over building a standalone NBA arena in Center City.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Huffman is eager to find out more about claims that the military is promoting its operation in Iran as a holy war.
—
Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
And now religion has raised its ugly head in addresses to American troops about the conflict in Iran being a holy war and part of God’s plan.
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Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
The 76ers’ owner, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment (HBSE), had been in a holy war with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and Comcast over building a standalone NBA arena in Center City.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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After a fight with their dragons, Lucerys was killed by Aemond and his dragon Vhagar, which serves as a key moment in escalating the Dance of the Dragons Targaryen civil war.
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He is credited with achieving impressive economic growth, while leading the country during a brutal two-year civil war that ended in 2022.
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The report, based on in-depth interviews with single-family office principals and CIOs across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, captures a generational cold war playing out inside the world’s most secretive financial institutions.
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Ahead of season 3, EW has launched three motion covers, each one starring a contender for the crown — as the show's cold war escalates into literal dragon fire.
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Louis' boxing matches with Schmeling were viewed as pivotal international events in the context of the brewing world war with Nazi Germany.
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Horkheimer, amid the wreckage of world war, lost faith in progress; his dialectic negated one construct after another.
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In contrast, China has made targeted investments intended to give it an advantage in a quick, limited war, while keeping its overall defense spending relatively modest: Beijing’s defense spending has risen from five percent of U.S. levels in 1995 to 32 percent in 2017.
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Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.
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“Holy war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20war. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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