retrospect
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Only in retrospect could she see that the permanence she mourned had never been fixed; it was a world her parents had continually worked to hold in place.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
They called it the “Attitude Era,” and in retrospect it represented the absolute apotheosis of pre-millennium x-treme marketing.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
This, in retrospect, is a perfectly normal stage of development.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
“In retrospect maybe they ought to have tightened a little sooner and a little more,” Binder said.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
No event in American history which was so improbable at the time has seemed so inevitable in retrospect as the American Revolution.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing retrospect
Wonder
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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