as in peace
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Recent Examples of peacetime
Doug Cohen, Boynton Beach A Veterans’ Day salute A veteran who served honorably in peacetime or wartime has earned the title of veteran.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
The penalties failed to oust Maduro — and are now often blamed for exacerbating one of the worst peacetime economic collapses in modern history.
—Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Ferrara bought a metric ton of tapeworm props, hired a scene-stealing Meg Tilly and showed us that, even in docile peacetime, demands of obedience and conformity can be seamlessly co-opted by evil forces, leaving us with zero options of how to live outside their control.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The Lebanese government, which even in peacetime can’t be relied on to provide basics, such as electricity and water, has been overwhelmed.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
The penalties failed to oust Maduro — and are now often blamed for exacerbating one of the worst peacetime economic collapses in modern history.
—Federica Cocco, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Ferrara bought a metric ton of tapeworm props, hired a scene-stealing Meg Tilly and showed us that, even in docile peacetime, demands of obedience and conformity can be seamlessly co-opted by evil forces, leaving us with zero options of how to live outside their control.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The Lebanese government, which even in peacetime can’t be relied on to provide basics, such as electricity and water, has been overwhelmed.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacetime. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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