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hindsight

[hahynd-sahyt] / ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt /


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In hindsight, he says he wishes he hadn’t been talked into an ARM.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

People have different views of it today, but everything is different in hindsight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Twenty years later, I have no regrets about any of that, but plenty of hindsight.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

“In hindsight, you’ll always be able to learn from it. I’ll never hang onto whether you want to say it was a mistake or just different things to be able to kind of change course.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Her recollection of the previous night wasn’t good, it felt more like a fever dream in hindsight, but there was one thing...

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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