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  • adjective Occurring before a period of crisis.

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pre- +‎ crisis

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Examples

  • Those figures were revised down from earlier estimates of 1.5% and 4.9%, respectively, which means Germany's economy has yet to reach its precrisis peak.

    German Growth Slows Tom Fairless 2011

  • As the bond vigilantes take aim at Italy, a by-now-familiar reversal of the precrisis order has taken place: It costs more to insure Italian sovereign debt than that of Bulgaria or Romania.

    Overheard: Reversal of Fortune 2011

  • And it still wasn't enough to prevent most emerging-market currencies from returning to precrisis highs against the dollar.

    Hot Money Roils Growth Currencies Alex Frangos 2011

  • Germany's gross domestic product rose only 0.1% from the previous quarter, and by 2.7% in annual terms, leaving it below precrisis levels and calling into question the European Central Bank's decision to raise rates twice this year.

    The Dow Gives Up 76.97 Points Steven Russolillo 2011

  • The industry's third-quarter earnings confirmed the positive trend from the first half of the year, when profit returned to precrisis levels.

    Demand in China Drives BMW's Profit Higher Christoph Rauwald 2010

  • The International Labor Organization said in its report that about 80 million net new jobs will be needed over the next two years to return to precrisis employment rates—27 million in advanced economies and the remainder in emerging and developing countries.

    OECD Cuts Forecasts For U.S., Euro Zone Gabriele Parussini 2011

  • "We'll beat all our competitors in productivity and client satisfaction," Ms. Stewart said, while revenue growth will make retail banking "much more profitable than precrisis."

    Citi Bullish on Retail Banking Matthias Rieker 2012

  • Mr. Moynihan suggested patience would be required before investors see a return to precrisis earnings, largely because the bank is still exposed to fallout from the mortgage bust and a slow U.S. economy.

    BofA Swings to Black for 2011 Dan Fitzpatrick 2012

  • The United Nations agency said it would take at least five years to return employment in advanced economies to precrisis levels, a year longer than projected in last year's report.

    OECD Cuts Forecasts For U.S., Euro Zone Gabriele Parussini 2011

  • The decelerating growth in gross domestic product raised fears that the region's recovery is petering out before these countries' economies have been able to climb back to their precrisis peaks.

    Growth in Emerging Countries Slows Significantly Gordon Fairclough 2011

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