prewar

Example Sentences

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Tanker-tracking firms report that traffic through the Persian Gulf remains at a trickle compared with prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Drivers shouldn’t expect a return to prewar prices for the rest of the year, according to Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at OPIS.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Morgan analysts, observable Hormuz crossings in March fell to about 5% of prewar levels, while only 18 tankers transited the strait — roughly 12% of normal volumes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But around 90% of Ukraine’s agricultural produce is now exported by sea, nearing the prewar level of 94%, according to the Ukrainian government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

This had been a difficult task, for they all suffered brain drains as their leading scientists returned to prewar academic posts or accepted jobs stem ming from their newfound eminence.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik