post-war
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Under the post-war constitution, the royal family holds no political power.
From Barron's
According to a joint World Bank, European Union and United Nations report with Kyiv, published on Monday, the cost of post-war reconstruction is estimated at around $558 billion over the next decade.
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He served 20 days in jail in that case late last year, making him the first post-war French leader to serve time behind bars, before his release pending appeal.
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The semi-fictionalised film is based on real-life post-war table tennis star Marty Reisman.
From BBC
The popularity of horror and crime comics in the post-war 1950s -- and outrage from politicians -- led to American publishers agreeing to the Comics Code Authority, which effectively banned the genre until the 1970s and 80s.
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