prewar

Example Sentences

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In April, output from Gulf producers was 14.4 million barrels a day below prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In short, there is no going back to the prewar status quo for oil markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“You cannot run 135 vessels a day, the prewar baseline, through a narrow guided lane that depends on continuous overhead air defense,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Navy controlling traffic through the Gulf of Oman, and with no talks scheduled, it remains anyone’s guess as to when flows will return to prewar levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Sunlight streams through large dirty windows into the shabby prewar apartment.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri