gang war
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A state of intense conflict between rival gangs.
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- A brutal gang war erupted on the south side last night.
- The city has been on edge since the gang war began in March.
- Police negotiated a truce to prevent the gang war from spreading to schools.
- He grew up during a gang war and learned to keep his head down.
- Journalists warned that social media was fueling the gang war.
- A decade-long gang war devastated the neighborhood’s economy.
- If the leaders are arrested, the gang war might finally end.
- Residents marched together, saying, “We will not be victims of this gang war.”
- By dawn, the latest chapter of the gang war had already made international headlines.
- City officials are drafting policies so another gang war never erupts here again.