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peacetime

peestahym

  • n  a period of time during which there is no war

  • For centuries, all youths in most of Europe have been drafted for a year or more of peacetime military service.
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  • The Time Machine for June 12, 2013: Back in 1941
    - Although Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the Second World War was just under six months in the future, war was very much on the minds of Shamokin residents in the late spring of 1941. The first peacetime draft in the history of the United States
    June 12, 2013 - The Shamokin News-Item
Quotes

  • Julia Gillard in guardian.co.uk
    The deputy prime minister, Julia Gillard, said it would be remembered as "one of the darkest days in Australia's peacetime history".
  • Taro Aso in News24
    When I look at the financial situation and other things, I feel like we're in a turbulent period - not in peacetime,Aso told reporters before the vote, referring to the crisis over bad debts hitting global markets. "Frankly speaking, I am...
  • Vladimir Putin in New York Times
    We do not have the right to forget the causes of any war, which must be sought in the mistakes and errors of peacetime,Mr. Putin said.

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