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  • proper noun A hypothetical world war following World War II.

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Examples

  • JOHN MCCAIN, (D) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: This president who just a few weeks ago was talking about World War III, he, the vice president, the Neocons have been on a march to possible war with Iran for a long time.

    CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2007 2007

  • JOHN EDWARDS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: This president who just a few weeks ago was talking about World War III, he, the vice president, the neo cons, have been on a march to possible war with Iran for a long time.

    CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2007 2007

  • Our current president is referencing World War III and nobody ` s paying attention.

    CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2007 2007

  • JOHN EDWARDS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: What I believe is that this president, who, just a few weeks ago, was talking about World War III, he, the vice president, the neocons have been on a march to possible war with Iran for a long time.

    CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2007 2007

  • We went into Iraq three years ago to prevent World War III, as nuts as this might sound, to prevent the evil Iranian ideology from spreading across the region.

    CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2006 2006

  • The premise is that World War III has already started.

    CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2006 2006

  • Three little words, World War III, that's how they're describing the current state of global conflicts.

    CNN Transcript Jul 21, 2006 2006

  • In case of World War III, the order of battle read, Soviet Backfire bombers will drop an inferno of high explosives on our positions first and the East German tanks will roll straight into our barracks.

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  • It’s urgent because World War III is about to begin over the failure of humanity to recognize Israel’s historic right to the land.

    Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010

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