What does COW stand for?

Casualty of War

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Samples in periodicals archive:

It is a shocking and harrrowing reminder of what a casualty of war really is - real people behind the headlines.

Long road home from Afghanistan

Byline: Isaac Bickerstaffe TRUTH may be the first casualty of war and Britain's Darling of the Forces, Vera Lynn, was as guilty as the next person.

TRUTH may be the first [...]

He said: "It has taken four years, as long as the war lasted, to get my uncle recognised as a casualty of war.

Our battle to honour James has taken four years, that's as long as ...

CASUALTY OF WAR THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S ASSAULT ON A FREE PRESS BY DAVID DADGE New York: Prometheus Books 2004/ $26.

Casualty of War: The Bush Administration's Assault on a Free Press

AS far as Longford's Barry Ferguson is concerned friendship is the first casualty of war.

Football: Fer-get our friendship; Shamrock R v Longford

Just as truth is the first casualty of war, urban legends seem to be the first creation of a military occupation.

Strange rumors fly in the Iraqi capital

My son was the first casualty of war in this extended war that we're in now," said Arthur Russo, whose son, Wayne, died at the World Trade Center.

Protesters keep rallying, in snow and rain Thousands hit streets in ...

Byline: Bruce Millington THEY say the truth is always the first casualty of war, and it seems that reports that Robert Pires has plans to go on strike over the war in Iraq were wide of the mark.

Football: Pires allays fears that he will strike