prewar
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But even if Strait of Hormuz traffic doesn’t recover past 30% to 50% of prewar levels, “the flow of oil is likely to be sufficient to meet demand,” they said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Traffic through Hormuz remained at roughly 10% of prewar levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their estimate assumed a Strait of Hormuz reopening on June 1, with tanker traffic, including rerouting, back to 73% of prewar levels by now.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
In June, the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a big fall in energy prices towards prewar levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
At the end of the war, of Kraków's prewar Jewish population of about 60,000, only a few thousand remained.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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