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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The documentary was part of NHK’s annual summer special program, featuring media related to Japan’s postwar history.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Whatever the benefits of the postwar global trading system—for growth, poverty alleviation, consumer welfare, and more—there were, at the end of the day, losers as well as winners.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
But Truman didn't have the benefit of postwar memoirs or archival research.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Robertson’s vast regional real estate portfolio grew out of a constellation of postwar drive-ins.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Whatever the benefits of the postwar global trading system—for growth, poverty alleviation, consumer welfare, and more—there were, at the end of the day, losers as well as winners.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
But Truman didn't have the benefit of postwar memoirs or archival research.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Robertson’s vast regional real estate portfolio grew out of a constellation of postwar drive-ins.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
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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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