retrospect
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Over the years, I have come to understand that we learn our parents’ histories slowly, often in fragments, and sometimes only in retrospect.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
In retrospect it was absurd, yet all summer we believed it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In retrospect, it is a vivid artifact of fast food learning it could be much more than food.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I was not happy, but that was so long ago in retrospect could we have won? I think so. Does it matter now? No.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In retrospect, the answer seems clear: the alternative to staying in Plymouth was returning to Massasoit and renewed captivity.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing retrospect
Wonder
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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