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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But that other supplier would have to try to reverse engineer that particular dye—formulas for dyes and colorants were, in spite of being in service to the war effort, still proprietary—and backward engineering color from a finished product is a crapshoot.
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Separately, the Pentagon last month proposed $200 billion for the war effort and to backfill munitions and supplies.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Vance has since taken care to appear supportive of the president, if less so about the specifics of the war effort.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump has argued that other countries should have contributed more to the war effort to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Separately, the Pentagon last month proposed $200 billion for the war effort and to backfill munitions and supplies.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Vance has since taken care to appear supportive of the president, if less so about the specifics of the war effort.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump has argued that other countries should have contributed more to the war effort to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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