prewar

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Still, some investors caution that despite the recent declines, oil prices remain well above prewar levels and could stay elevated for the long term.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Upstream production meanwhile, has also stalled, largely as a result of the closure of the Strait, with production in the region down some 10 million barrels per day from prewar levels.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“The market is more vulnerable now than it was prewar, given the significant inventory drawdowns we have seen over the last 3 months,” he added.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Researchers at Capital Economics estimate that Iran’s accessible foreign-currency reserves cover no more than three months of prewar imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In being man-made — by ingenious laboratory manipulation of the molecules, substituting atoms, altering their arrangement — they differ sharply from the simpler insecticides of prewar days.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson