hindsight
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But she told the audience at a book festival in Wales: "Definitely, with the benefit of hindsight, that was a decision I wish I had taken differently."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
"It's easy to say in hindsight, but I was always unsure about giving the job to somebody with no experience of managing a men's team," Sanders said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“In hindsight, it would’ve been better to have tightened policy earlier,” Powell acknowledged in a 2024 interview with “60 Minutes.”
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
In hindsight, Spirit couldn’t get costs low enough.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
In hindsight, what I had done was glaringly stupid.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing hindsight
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