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The sheriff’s office and the tribal police are effectively engaged in a cold war.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
People in this group believe that the U.S.-Chinese rivalry is a zero-sum game and that Washington and Beijing are engaged in a cold war that requires even more aggressive tactics from the United States.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2024
Amid cold war tensions, the Emmy-winning drama graphically imagined a nuclear attack on America, with disturbing scenes of people and buildings being vaporized.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
The two duchesses of deception, Mia and Karen, also continue to circle each other in this cold war.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
People in this group believe that the U.S.-Chinese rivalry is a zero-sum game and that Washington and Beijing are engaged in a cold war that requires even more aggressive tactics from the United States.
—Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2024
Amid cold war tensions, the Emmy-winning drama graphically imagined a nuclear attack on America, with disturbing scenes of people and buildings being vaporized.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
The two duchesses of deception, Mia and Karen, also continue to circle each other in this cold war.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
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