postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōs(t)-ˌwär 
: occurring or existing after a war
especially
: occurring or existing after World War II
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In this moving comedic drama set in postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her patriarchal husband.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Earlier Friday, Takaichi’s governing Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Japan Innovation Party submitted a proposal calling for scrapping restrictions on lethal weapons sales, in a further break from Japan's postwar pacifist principle.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Black clergy became some of the strongest advocates for full equality and rights in the postwar South.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The artists share an attraction to the gleaming counters and alluring rows of postwar consumer culture, but Parr holds his gaze longer, seeking the nausea after the binge.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Earlier Friday, Takaichi’s governing Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Japan Innovation Party submitted a proposal calling for scrapping restrictions on lethal weapons sales, in a further break from Japan's postwar pacifist principle.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Black clergy became some of the strongest advocates for full equality and rights in the postwar South.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The artists share an attraction to the gleaming counters and alluring rows of postwar consumer culture, but Parr holds his gaze longer, seeking the nausea after the binge.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
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postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōst-ˈwȯ(ə)r
: of, relating to, or being a period after a war
postwar Europe
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