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

When the regime promises to return tanker traffic to prewar levels, it means under that new status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

It was almost time for her shift at the bar to begin, but she took the train uptown anyway, and found herself outside a redbrick prewar building with a black awning and a doorman.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng