variants
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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Israel eventually relented under U.S. pressure, but aid deliveries have remained far below prewar levels.
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Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
Indecent assault against minors surged by 62% compared to the prewar period, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Supreme Court data.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
The foamy shapes recall solid prewar sculptures by Naum Gabo, Constantin Brancusi and Jean Arp, while the kinetic machine creates ephemeral drawings in space, a motif of central importance in Western art after World War II.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Despite government rhetoric about moving away from fossil fuels, wind capacity growth was only two percent above the prewar estimates of the trade association Wind Power Europe.
—Alexander Gard-Murray, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2023
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Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
Indecent assault against minors surged by 62% compared to the prewar period, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Supreme Court data.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
The foamy shapes recall solid prewar sculptures by Naum Gabo, Constantin Brancusi and Jean Arp, while the kinetic machine creates ephemeral drawings in space, a motif of central importance in Western art after World War II.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Despite government rhetoric about moving away from fossil fuels, wind capacity growth was only two percent above the prewar estimates of the trade association Wind Power Europe.
—Alexander Gard-Murray, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Prewar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewar. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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