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retrospective

[re-truh-spek-tiv] / ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
backward-looking
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ADJECTIVE
concerned with past
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“While a memoir or formal autobiography aims to offer a retrospective story, the diary typically doesn’t, or can’t, because it is written from the middle of an unfolding life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Samples from athletes are kept for 10 years to allow for retrospective testing when new techniques emerge.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Our retrospective study findings warrant further testing in larger populations, particularly in people before they show symptoms," Zaret said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

This retrospective cohort study included 7,938 adults with overweight or obesity in Ohio and Florida.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

On this late night, not only was my radio working but the station was also hosting a retrospective on the music of Sly and the Family Stone.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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