post-war
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The entire post-war economic world order was organized by the U.S. and a handful of allies, along with the institutions that undergird global commitments to human rights and international law.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the 1949 classic, a small group of Londoners discover treasure and declare independence making them exempt from post-war rationing and other bureaucratic restrictions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Nonetheless, the result sent shock waves through Germany, which in the post-war era had so far managed to keep extremist parties at bay.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
I was still in my wound-up post-war state when I named her, and I think the name’s a little silly now.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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