retrospect

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In retrospect, her remark, made on Feb. 11, has marked at least a local top, as Wall Street professionals would call it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

"Please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance. No detail is too small. It may be the key."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“In retrospect, the presence and credibility of such venerable people in different orbits led me to make assumptions about him that clouded my judgment in ways it shouldn’t have.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Now, in retrospect, public opinion is very different, with most Americans saying that the Iraq war was a mistake.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

In retrospect, it is unlikely that Mendel actively faked his studies.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee