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And at the center of this web are the ayatollahs declaring holy war on the Great Satan (which is us).
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
Contributors there continue to employ the language of holy war.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
But as the movie progresses, Lady Jessica increasingly serves only to deliver communiqués to Paul from his unborn sister, who seems way more concerned with his reluctance to start an interstellar holy war than, say, the development of her own limbs.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
In Herbert’s novel, and Denis Villeneuve's 2021 Dune, Paul is reluctant to kick off the holy war to end all holy wars.
—Max Evry, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
Contributors there continue to employ the language of holy war.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
But as the movie progresses, Lady Jessica increasingly serves only to deliver communiqués to Paul from his unborn sister, who seems way more concerned with his reluctance to start an interstellar holy war than, say, the development of her own limbs.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
In Herbert’s novel, and Denis Villeneuve's 2021 Dune, Paul is reluctant to kick off the holy war to end all holy wars.
—Max Evry, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Holy war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20war. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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