hindsight
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Yet with the benefit of hindsight, Greenspan’s legacy is clear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
But Steve Toussaint and Abubakar Salim, who play Lord Corlys Velaryon and his bastard son Alyn of Hull, suggest that in hindsight, we may look upon the first two seasons a bit more kindly.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Sturgeon accepts that with hindsight she should not have let Murrell continue as SNP chief executive when she became party leader and first minister - although he had started stealing several years earlier.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
As much as I enjoyed the relationship, I’m grateful I never became a client because, in hindsight, I no longer believe the friendship was entirely authentic.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
With the benefit of hindsight, we can see the minstrel in his social context.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing hindsight
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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