prewar
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Though grocery costs may decrease slightly once fuel costs stabilize, they are unlikely to return to prewar baselines as retailers adjust to higher prices, Vyas noted, pointing to sustained increases in food costs post-pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
With Goldman Sachs reporting that oil exports from the Persian Gulf have recovered to about two-thirds of their prewar level, Iran has failed to create a global energy crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
While positive, an agreement between Oman and Iran wouldn’t result in oil flows through the strait returning to prewar levels, ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
But Mary Jackson remembered the prewar hamlet where Negro vacationers still made their way to Bay Shore Beach by trolley car.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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