post-war
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They found a foothold in Elizabeth, N.J., where they joined a close-knit group of other Holocaust survivors who began building houses, and then entire neighborhoods, that formed post-war suburbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
They have also unnerved survivors of the 1945 bombings, who have long helped shape Japan's post-war pacifist political culture.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Each story also emerged before decades of wealth expansion, with the movie version of “Mildred Pierce” coming out in 1945, right before the post-war boom.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Burnham has said he wants to deliver "the biggest council house building programme since the post-war period", though he has not defined what this means.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The post-war industrial expansion had resulted in more and more emphasis being placed on motion study.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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