the Cold War
noun
: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945
the era of the Cold War
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During the Cold War, trading secrets with the Soviets meant prison.
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Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
The only movement is that of goats who nibble the long grass that grows around the Cold War aircraft wrecks that litter this forlorn spot on Grenada’s east coast.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
The film follows farm worker Karl-Göran Persson, who, at the start of the Cold War, begins to fortify his home.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
The haste to get to the Cold War has sidelined Korea’s Asian Spring to the margins of history.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
The only movement is that of goats who nibble the long grass that grows around the Cold War aircraft wrecks that litter this forlorn spot on Grenada’s east coast.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
The film follows farm worker Karl-Göran Persson, who, at the start of the Cold War, begins to fortify his home.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
The haste to get to the Cold War has sidelined Korea’s Asian Spring to the margins of history.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Cold War
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“The Cold War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Cold%20War. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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