postwar
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of postwar
Example Sentences
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He devised policy recommendations “for Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction” as a visiting fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, his LinkedIn profile says.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was partially thanks to him that the Huntington recently acquired an extensive archive documenting the dome and the postwar UFO community that cohered around its creator, ufologist George Van Tassel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It estimates that its surplus on the “current account”—a trade measure encompassing goods, services and investment income—is headed to 1% of global GDP, a share no country has achieved in postwar history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Britain’s postwar sugar rationing offered a rare alternative.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The partners rode the growth of the electric utility industry to wealth and influence in the postwar economic boom.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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