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The film, which is co-produced by Matt Damon and Lopez's now ex-husband Ben Affleck, stars Diego Luna as Valentin Arregui, a political prisoner during Argentina's civil war in the 1980s who forms a bond with Luis Molina (Tonatiuh) while imprisoned together.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025 -
According to World Bank estimates, more than half of Syria’s population has been internally or externally displaced since the start of the civil war, and anyone returning would need to be reintegrated.—
Volker Perthes,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Jan. 2025
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Over generations, policy makers have created many subclasses of conflict: cold wars, police actions, hybrid wars, cyber wars.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Williams is part of a larger cold war, radical vs. radical, that’s stayed mostly in the shadows.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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But behind Miller's success, a world war was raging.—
Julian Ring,
NPR,
14 Dec. 2024
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This, more than isolated battles, is what defines a world war.—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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But as Paul starts to meet the prophetic expectations of his most fervent followers, there are signs of a holy war that could have terrible consequences.—
Scott Tobias,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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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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“Police action.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20action. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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