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or pre-war
: occurring or existing before a war and especially before World War II
prewar conditions
the prewar era/period/years
the country's prewar population
prewar levels of industrial production
an apartment in a prewar building
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Even Sherman’s march freed only a few per cent of the prewar slave population of Georgia and South Carolina, and across the entire Confederacy perhaps fifteen per cent of all slaves had been freed by the end of the war.
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Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
The brilliant color of prewar life has faded into a monotone cement gray that dominates the territory.
—Abdel Kareem Hana and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Factories are operating at 81 percent of capacity, compared with prewar levels of less than 60 percent, and 73 percent of firms report labor shortages.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Early Wednesday, … Full Story Ukraine stops transport of Russian gas to Europe
Ukraine has halted the transportation of Russian gas supplies through the country after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year, the nation’s energy minister confirmed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
The brilliant color of prewar life has faded into a monotone cement gray that dominates the territory.
—Abdel Kareem Hana and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Factories are operating at 81 percent of capacity, compared with prewar levels of less than 60 percent, and 73 percent of firms report labor shortages.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Early Wednesday, … Full Story Ukraine stops transport of Russian gas to Europe
Ukraine has halted the transportation of Russian gas supplies through the country after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year, the nation’s energy minister confirmed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Prewar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewar. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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