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

Stocks are on pace for their first round of back-to-back weekly declines since June, and the S&P 500 barely has budged from its pre-Christmas trading levels.

From Barron's

If household spending shows a sharp pre-Christmas increase, the RBA might be more inclined to begin raising rates, particularly with both headline and core inflation still elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal

He reminded the world of that in his pre-Christmas "address to the nation".

From BBC

Over the pre-Christmas weekend, the U.S. seized one oil tanker leaving Venezuela and pursued another.

From Barron's

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