hindsight
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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
The precious gift of "20/20" hindsight is a wonderful thing.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“With the clarity of hindsight, we could have — and perhaps should have — stopped asset purchases sooner,” Powell said in a speech last year.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
In hindsight, Spirit couldn’t get costs low enough.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
No doubt in hindsight Caroline wondered why they hadn’t sent for a doctor, perhaps their father.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing hindsight
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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