prewar

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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

Under the proposed deal, Iran would restore the strait to its prewar status as a free and open international waterway, while both sides entered 60 days of negotiations over the removal of Iran’s nuclear stockpile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

That means energy prices won’t immediately return to their prewar levels, said Thomas Mathews, head of markets in Asia Pacific for Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She served him small, steaming cups of precious prewar sake a cousin had brought along and opened for this celebration.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston