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Then, on April 21, 1942—in the midst of a new world war—Cannes mayor Antoine Blanchardon, a notary public by trade, seized control of the matter.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
More than 40% of those questioned also said a world war will erupt in the coming 10 years, as more countries will acquire nuclear weapons.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Philip Noel-Baker’s legacy Eight more Olympics had taken place since Noel-Baker won his silver medal, the games interrupted by yet another world war.
—Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
The Islamist war on Christians in Africa is another front of this world war that stretches from Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the South.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
More than 40% of those questioned also said a world war will erupt in the coming 10 years, as more countries will acquire nuclear weapons.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Philip Noel-Baker’s legacy Eight more Olympics had taken place since Noel-Baker won his silver medal, the games interrupted by yet another world war.
—Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
The Islamist war on Christians in Africa is another front of this world war that stretches from Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the South.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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The theory posited that wars in the post-cold war era would be fought along religious divides, bringing the West and the Islamic states such as Iran to clash.—
Debidatta A. Mahapatra,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Swedish pop star Zara Larsson is apparently locked in a cold war with one user who keeps swapping out the photo on her page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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The refugee crisis that followed—over 1 million Iraqis ultimately fled into Syria—contributed directly to the Syrian civil war that convulsed European politics throughout the 2010s.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Syria endured more than a decade of mass violence, displacement and repression during a devastating civil war.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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This may not be surprising to some, but the holy war of words playing out in Mayor Mamdani’s new backyard is partly coming from mothers who not long ago held squarely centrist or even liberal beliefs.—
Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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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.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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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.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Sep. 2024
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