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The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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The budget is already $840 billion in the hole through just the first four months of fiscal 2025 as the deficit runs above 6% as a share of gross domestic product, a level virtually unheard of in a peacetime, expansionary economy.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
In peacetime, the company has no trouble keeping up with demand.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Even in peacetime, Stubby found ways to steal the show.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
But peacetime reforms are often too few and too late.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
In peacetime, the company has no trouble keeping up with demand.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Even in peacetime, Stubby found ways to steal the show.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
But peacetime reforms are often too few and too late.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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