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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Some students have also expressed a similar lack of enthusiasm for the Russian war effort.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they were deemed a threat to the war effort.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Iran’s leaders have been trying to shore up the homefront by showing sympathy while also urging the public to endure the economic pain for the sake of the war effort.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Euphoria swept across the country, including in small towns like Ashland, where my friends and I had pulled red wagons around to gather scrap for the war effort.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they were deemed a threat to the war effort.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Iran’s leaders have been trying to shore up the homefront by showing sympathy while also urging the public to endure the economic pain for the sake of the war effort.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Euphoria swept across the country, including in small towns like Ashland, where my friends and I had pulled red wagons around to gather scrap for the war effort.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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