asymmetrical warfare
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Stewart began the segment with a faux nervous disclaimer, acknowledging that there were only so many yuks one can wring out of circumstances related to the horror of asymmetrical warfare.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2024
Lithwick: There’s the asymmetrical warfare question: We’re bringing a butter knife to a gunfight.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2020
Remy Ma’s “ShETHER,” which savagely attacked and tested the resilience of Nicki Minaj, was a stellar act of asymmetrical warfare.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2017
This is the nature of old media versus new and one can see it played out as a kind of asymmetrical warfare.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2014
But unlike in the Cold War, there are now a much larger number of asymmetrical warfare techniques.
From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2012
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