war-war
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
Example Sentences
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"In the obligatory Churchill quotation, we want jaw-jaw, not war-war," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2022
Jaw-jaw is better than war-war, as Winston Churchill allegedly said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Jaw-jaw is better than war-war, as Churchill said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022
Their view is the opposite of Winston Churchill’s: They believe to war-war is better than to jaw-jaw.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
However, Mr. Ban is, almost by definition, in the business of jaw-jaw rather than war-war.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2012
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