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pre-Christmas

British

adjective

of or relating to the period prior to Christmas

the pre-Christmas rush

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Example Sentences

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The S&P 500 barely has budged from its pre-Christmas trading levels.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

City enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 pre-Christmas win over Premier League strugglers West Ham to stay just two points behind leaders Arsenal.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Crude futures ended a shortened pre-Christmas session with little change as U.S. actions to contain Venezuela’s oil trade and continuing Russia-Ukraine tensions provided support against views of oversupply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The selloff continued even as the company said that based on attendance at its movie theaters and admissions revenue, it had the best pre-Christmas holiday weekend since 2021.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

There will be no crises here, except perhaps in the pre-Christmas rush.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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