hindsight
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It almost seems hard to believe in hindsight, but Wall Street economists saw a recession as a near-certainty after the previous oil price spike in 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
But they were important component parts of it, and in hindsight, they told us something important: that women were showing up, online and off, advocating for themselves and each other.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
In hindsight, one can wonder if these choices were wise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“In hindsight I would rather we’d never have gone,” Atkinson told me.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
In hindsight, I'm almost ashamed of how ridiculous my teen dramas were.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
Vocabulary lists containing hindsight
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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