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 postwar France, Senot remembers facing people’s disbelief and indifference to the fate of those who had been deported.
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Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
What exactly the endgame of this road trip is doesn’t quite crystallize onscreen, leaving gaps and missing bookends that might encourage you to brush up on your European postwar history.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Of course, all that was conceived in a haze of postwar broadcast optimism — before the echo chambers of social media, before the balkanization of politics and yes, before the recent resurgence of far-right parties.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
His furniture regularly commands staggering prices at auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s, while his architectural works are increasingly gaining recognition as some of the most important examples of postwar Italian modernism.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
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Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
What exactly the endgame of this road trip is doesn’t quite crystallize onscreen, leaving gaps and missing bookends that might encourage you to brush up on your European postwar history.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Of course, all that was conceived in a haze of postwar broadcast optimism — before the echo chambers of social media, before the balkanization of politics and yes, before the recent resurgence of far-right parties.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
His furniture regularly commands staggering prices at auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s, while his architectural works are increasingly gaining recognition as some of the most important examples of postwar Italian modernism.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 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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