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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Kim's government has supplied Russia with thousands of troops and large shipments of military equipment, including artillery and ballistic missiles, to support its war effort.
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Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU quickly banned Russian and Belarusian wood products so that Moscow could not underwrite its war effort with funds from the international logging trade, which generated nearly $14 billion for Russia in 2021 alone.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
One of the most important ways was to try not to do anything that would help the Germans in their war effort.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 June 2025
Damage to the Kerch bridge Built following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, the 12-mile Kerch bridge was a vital supply line for Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine and a personal project for Putin, embodying his objective to bind the peninsula to Russia.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU quickly banned Russian and Belarusian wood products so that Moscow could not underwrite its war effort with funds from the international logging trade, which generated nearly $14 billion for Russia in 2021 alone.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
One of the most important ways was to try not to do anything that would help the Germans in their war effort.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 June 2025
Damage to the Kerch bridge Built following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, the 12-mile Kerch bridge was a vital supply line for Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine and a personal project for Putin, embodying his objective to bind the peninsula to Russia.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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