prewar

Example Sentences

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Oil prices have fallen 27% in the past two weeks from a peak of $113, but they are still well above prewar levels of $65 a barrel.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Meaning bonds have gone back to prewar levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, the sector-tracking benchmark, has booked a 10% advance so far this week, rebounding from its lowest close since November 2023, but remains just 0.7% north of its prewar levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Economic modeling by Mr. Maleki’s FDD colleagues, Elaine Dezenski and Daniel Swift, finds that the war’s current economic damage to Iran already exceeds 40% of its prewar GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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