post-war
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In these post war years, the early stages of Reconstruction were marked by rapid change and a concerted effort to expand the rights of Black Americans.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
Instead, revelations over the LDP’s links to the church and his decision to grant Abe, Japan’s longest-serving post war leader, a rare state funeral have triggered a crisis.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2022
Prosecution of violators of the post war laws limiting armed carry in public were common.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2021
His successor, John Monks, praised him as a "kind and sensitive man" who helped steer the organisation through "the most tempestuous industrial relations period of the post war era".
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2014
The company's post war the nearest, so I jest took down the river in that direcshun.
From Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography by Johnson, Clark, M.D.
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