police action

noun

Definition of police actionnext
as in civil war

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  1. civil war
  2. cold war
  3. world war
  4. holy war
  5. limited war
Noun
  • What To Know Lebanon's nuanced internal politics are impacted by shifting factions and alliances largely consisting of leaders who participated in the country's devastating 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, making presidential elections difficult.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This interventionism bred instability and triggered mass migration from Africa and the Middle East to Europe, especially during the Syrian civil war in the 2010s.
    Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of civil war
Noun
  • Today, the United States finds itself in at least the sixth year of a second cold war, this time with China, a confrontation that has become even more dangerous under the Biden administration.
    Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In the brewing cold war between the U.S. and China, semiconductors are among the most vital battlegrounds.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of cold war
Noun
  • This is a rivalry that dates to 1890 and is the nation’s longest uninterrupted series as the schools have met each year since 1907 while persevering through two world wars, a depression and a pandemic.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In the nine decades since, the business has witnessed a calamitous world war, a radical change in the way men dress, and a once-in-a-century pandemic.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of world war
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  • His speech Sunday was steeped in the language of Islamic holy war.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Justice Department said Aman wanted to join ISIS to engage in a holy war, or jihad, in Syria.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of holy war
Noun
  • 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
  • In this scenario, which may already be coming to fruition, the meager hope is that the conflict transforms into simply a more limited war.
    Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
Definition of limited war
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