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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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The prices of what little food can be found are skyrocketing: One bag of 18 pita loaves sells for $12.06, more than 10 times its prewar price.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Another co-op with a working fireplace, this prewar unit has preserved a lot of nice details, such as the herringbone floors and beamed ceilings.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
After more than two years of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, street life in Kyiv — more than 200 miles from the nearest front line in the country’s east — is mostly back to its prewar vitality.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The club also helped popularize baseball in a series of prewar goodwill tours in Japan and Korea.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Another co-op with a working fireplace, this prewar unit has preserved a lot of nice details, such as the herringbone floors and beamed ceilings.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
After more than two years of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, street life in Kyiv — more than 200 miles from the nearest front line in the country’s east — is mostly back to its prewar vitality.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The club also helped popularize baseball in a series of prewar goodwill tours in Japan and Korea.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Prewar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewar. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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