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Recent Examples of world war
Then, on April 21, 1942—in the midst of a new world war—Cannes mayor Antoine Blanchardon, a notary public by trade, seized control of the matter.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
More than 40% of those questioned also said a world war will erupt in the coming 10 years, as more countries will acquire nuclear weapons.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Philip Noel-Baker’s legacy Eight more Olympics had taken place since Noel-Baker won his silver medal, the games interrupted by yet another world war.
—Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
The Islamist war on Christians in Africa is another front of this world war that stretches from Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the South.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
More than 40% of those questioned also said a world war will erupt in the coming 10 years, as more countries will acquire nuclear weapons.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Philip Noel-Baker’s legacy Eight more Olympics had taken place since Noel-Baker won his silver medal, the games interrupted by yet another world war.
—Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
The Islamist war on Christians in Africa is another front of this world war that stretches from Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the South.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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Political post-mortem after post-mortem has deepened a cold war between progressives and moderates, fueling ongoing debates over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza war, inflation, and the cost of living.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The theory posited that wars in the post-cold war era would be fought along religious divides, bringing the West and the Islamic states such as Iran to clash.—
Debidatta A. Mahapatra,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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The 2021 coup triggered widespread opposition that dragged Myanmar into a civil war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, sectarian violence, terrorist groups and a civil war have ravaged Syria, whose dictator, Bashar al-Assad, fled in 2024 after two plus-decades of repressive rule.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Get ready for a 17-year time jump, as Timothée Chalamet's older, more jaded Paul Atreides continues to wrestle with holy war, his messianic status, and the fallout from opting to marry Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) rather than his Fremen girlfriend Chani (Zendaya).—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Huffman is eager to find out more about claims that the military is promoting its operation in Iran as a holy war.—
Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
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In contrast, China has made targeted investments intended to give it an advantage in a quick, limited war, while keeping its overall defense spending relatively modest: Beijing’s defense spending has risen from five percent of U.S. levels in 1995 to 32 percent in 2017.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Sep. 2024
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