hindsight
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Taken together, the sculptures testify to the nearly impossible challenge of rendering beauty from stone, a lesson lost when the eyes go straight to David and hindsight bias prevails.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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
There was this whole ‘90s nostalgia going around because in hindsight the ‘90s right now seems like a much simpler time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
“In hindsight, that was a really dumb question. Sorry.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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