gang war

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A state of intense conflict between rival gangs.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.