war effort
noun
: all that is being done to win a war
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.
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Russia’s economy has become dominated by the war effort, with the country’s industrial and technological base increasingly dedicated to serving needs on the front lines.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Ukraine hit two Russian oil refineries overnight, Reuters reported Sunday, including one in Krasnodar, Russia, and another in Yaroslavl, Russia, as Kyiv continues targeting infrastructure linked to Moscow’s war effort.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Over the next several years, much of the gunpowder, shot, cloth and other material that kept the American war effort alive passed through Statia’s warehouses and harbor.
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R. Grant Gilmore Iii,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
The locomotives were used to haul heavy equipment in support of the war effort and often traveled between Utah and Wyoming.
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Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Ukraine hit two Russian oil refineries overnight, Reuters reported Sunday, including one in Krasnodar, Russia, and another in Yaroslavl, Russia, as Kyiv continues targeting infrastructure linked to Moscow’s war effort.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Over the next several years, much of the gunpowder, shot, cloth and other material that kept the American war effort alive passed through Statia’s warehouses and harbor.
—
R. Grant Gilmore Iii,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
The locomotives were used to haul heavy equipment in support of the war effort and often traveled between Utah and Wyoming.
—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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