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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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Last year, Ukraine shipped 42 million metric tons of grain and oilseed, roughly 80 percent of its prewar volume, according to data compiled by the Ukrainian investment firm Dragon Capital.
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Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In the prewar period, even as Japanese American baseball players were relegated to segregated leagues, these semi-pro teams had huge followings.
—Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Since February 2022, using unmanned attack drones, Ukraine has successfully sunk or damaged Russian ships and whittled away at Russia’s Black sea fleet, sinking about 15 of its prewar fleet of about 36 warships and damaging many others.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
On Friday, the military retook the Republican Palace, the prewar seat of the government, in a major symbolic victory for the Sudanese military in its nearly two years of war against the RSF.
—Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025
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Constant Méheut, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In the prewar period, even as Japanese American baseball players were relegated to segregated leagues, these semi-pro teams had huge followings.
—Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Since February 2022, using unmanned attack drones, Ukraine has successfully sunk or damaged Russian ships and whittled away at Russia’s Black sea fleet, sinking about 15 of its prewar fleet of about 36 warships and damaging many others.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
On Friday, the military retook the Republican Palace, the prewar seat of the government, in a major symbolic victory for the Sudanese military in its nearly two years of war against the RSF.
—Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Prewar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewar. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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