Second World War

noun

: the war that was fought mainly in Europe and Asia from 1939 to 1945

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Recent Examples on the Web In his remarks, FDR addressed the Great Depression and the Second World War taking place in Europe and his increase in defense spending amid threats from abroad. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024 His bitter resentment at this upheaval is startling, even in the annals of Second World War cinema, where fraught farewells in crowded train stations abound. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024 Related article The rise of the AI beauty pageant and its complicated quest for the ‘perfect’ woman The painting up for sale at Sotheby’s depicts Alan Turing, the English mathematician and Second World War cryptanalyst who is remembered as a pioneer in AI and computer science. Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024 Three: in the stale air of the tween decks, my grandmother, a young woman who has just survived the Second World War, plays four color cards with other women in an enclave constructed with their belongings. Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Second World War 

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“Second World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Second%20World%20War. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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