Idiom
war bride
Meaning
A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That factory became a war bride during the conflict.”
“The small tech firm turned into a war bride when governments suddenly needed secure communication tools.”
“Once a struggling manufacturer of camping gear, the company transformed into a war bride almost overnight, supplying uniforms to three armies.”
Examples
simple
“That factory became a war bride during the conflict.”
contextual
“The small tech firm turned into a war bride when governments suddenly needed secure communication tools.”
complex
“Once a struggling manufacturer of camping gear, the company transformed into a war bride almost overnight, supplying uniforms to three armies.”
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