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Does "games" mean simulation in this sentence? Are there any examples with this meaning?

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"War games" typically refers to military exercises or training events. Bill Gates argues that war games should be replaced by "germ games," meaning that governments should be training their response to epidemics like Ebola instead of war. In this case, "games" means a highly-controlled stimulation of a dangerous situation. Ex. As a result of COVID-19, we are moving into the era of germ games. Ex. The president scheduled war games prior to the election.

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des jeux de germes, pas des jeux de guerre, pour voir oĂą sont les trous.