pre-Christmas
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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 • Jan. 23, 2026
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 • Jan. 9, 2026
Over the pre-Christmas weekend, the U.S. seized one oil tanker leaving Venezuela and pursued another.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 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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