prewar
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Prices have eased from September’s record highs of more than $200 a barrel, yet remain nearly double the price of crude and their prewar levels, raising costs for businesses and consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Including shipments from terminals in the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea, regional oil flows averaged 17.6 million barrels a day over the past week, about 24% below prewar levels, Kpler said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The IMF forecast is predicated on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by March 2027 and a return to prewar conditions broadly by the following October.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Singh now yearns for prewar fuel prices of $4 per gallon, when filling up the tank cost $1,200.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The cleaning lady is working downstairs, so at the moment I’m seated at the van Daans’ oilcloth-covered table with a handkerchief sprinkled with fragrant prewar perfume pressed to my nose and mouth.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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