Every summer at the fair, kids and adults alike eagerly enter the thumb-a-wars tent to challenge strangers.

At the family reunion, the kids started a series of thumb wars to decide who would pick the first activity.

When historians analyze revolutions, they often attribute the outcomes to class wars as well as economic factors.

Historians still debate the long-term political consequences of the Napoleonic Wars.

Many economists warn that escalating currency wars could destabilize global trade.

Many economists warned that prolonged trade wars would slow global growth.

Many historians argue that the social upheavals caused by the Carlist Wars shaped modern Spanish politics.

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Modern wars of attrition often leave civilian infrastructure devastated and economies crippled.

Governments are developing new doctrines to deter hybrid wars that blend cyber attacks, misinformation, and conventional forces.