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
“It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Jordan says, but in retrospect the right one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
But in retrospect, my relationship with that ring was superficial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
In retrospect, it looks even worse than that.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
In retrospect, Franklin’s final gesture at leadership served to solidify his historic reputation as a man who possessed in his bones a feeling for the future.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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