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or pre-war
: occurring or existing before a war and especially before World War II
prewar conditions
the prewar era/period/years
the country's prewar population
prewar levels of industrial production
an apartment in a prewar building
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Tax records show that Greenstein and his wife recently acquired a pair of small, adjacent units in a distinguished prewar cooperative apartment house in New York City’s Gramercy Park neighborhood.
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Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The risk of escalation during any conflict over Taiwan would depend on a variety of factors, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s prewar expectations about victory and whether a loss in Taiwan would threaten the survival of the Chinese Communist Party’s rule.
—Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Only about 800 residents, including children, remain from a prewar population of 18,220.
—Gaëlle Girbes, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Under the treaty’s terms in 1848, Mexico gave up approximately 525,000 square miles (55% of its prewar territory) in exchange for a $15 million lump sum payment.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The risk of escalation during any conflict over Taiwan would depend on a variety of factors, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s prewar expectations about victory and whether a loss in Taiwan would threaten the survival of the Chinese Communist Party’s rule.
—Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
Only about 800 residents, including children, remain from a prewar population of 18,220.
—Gaëlle Girbes, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Under the treaty’s terms in 1848, Mexico gave up approximately 525,000 square miles (55% of its prewar territory) in exchange for a $15 million lump sum payment.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Prewar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewar. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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