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Recent Examples of holy war
With Gamestop, this eventually wrapped back around into something that’s part cult, part get-rich-quick scheme, part righteous holy war against investors, and part cyberpunk cautionary tale.
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Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024
Busch has framed her quest to unearth election fraud in Arizona — which has been debunked by independent investigators — in the language of a religious holy war.
—Azi Paybarah, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Paul knows from his own dreams that this sparked holy war he's just started will kill billions (with a B) of people.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
And at the center of this web are the ayatollahs declaring holy war on the Great Satan (which is us).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
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Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024
Busch has framed her quest to unearth election fraud in Arizona — which has been debunked by independent investigators — in the language of a religious holy war.
—Azi Paybarah, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Paul knows from his own dreams that this sparked holy war he's just started will kill billions (with a B) of people.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
And at the center of this web are the ayatollahs declaring holy war on the Great Satan (which is us).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holy war
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Only when the country's ethnic communities are given an equal stake in the country's future will there be any chance of peace after decades of civil war.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Shatila's bloody history In 1982, amid Lebanon's civil war and an Israeli invasion, local militias allied with Israel killed up to 3,500 Palestinian refugees in Shatila and another Palestinian refugee camp called Sabra.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Today, the new cold war is being waged unremittingly in multiple domains, from Ukraine to the Middle East, from space to cyberspace.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Disney and Universal have been in a cold war for tourist cash since the ’90s.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 July 2024
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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
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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
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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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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
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“Holy war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20war. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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