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单词 drug war
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drug war
drug war n. originally U.S. (a) (in early use) fierce commercial competition between manufacturers or sellers of pharmaceutical drugs; (later) violent aggression between rival dealers in illegal drugs; (b) an organized campaign (usually government-sponsored) against the production, trafficking, and use of illegal drugs; cf. drug fight n.
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trade war?1718
drug war1851
price war1895
drug fight1916
cod war1958
stamp war1963
1851 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 19 June Ogilvie, on the west side, determined to show that all the trade shall not be done by his neighbors, takes a hand in the drug war, and opens up good chances for his customers.
1901 Atlanta Constit. 9 May 6/5 The Atlanta drug war seems to have the attention of the public right now.
1932 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 5 529 The last session on Friday afternoon..was given over to a discussion of ‘The Part of Education in the Narcotic Drug War’.
1954 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 14 Dec. 6 a/3 (heading) Tougher enforcement needed in drug war.
1990 K. Vonnegut Hocus Pocus xxxiii. 235 The 3 violent crimes that had gotten Abdullah into Athena were murders in drug wars.
2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Oct. 92/1 While the Americans have turned more or less a blind eye to the drug-trade spree of their warlord allies, Iran has steadily cranked up its drug war.
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