retrospect
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“In retrospect, Biden could also have a stronger effort earlier in his administration,” added Samore.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“In retrospect maybe they ought to have tightened a little sooner and a little more,” Binder said.
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
“In retrospect, I made a mistake,” he told Barron’s.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
In retrospect, I may have been thinking about bowling them over.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Thus their first appearance in a discipline marks a crucial moment in the history of that discipline, the beginning of what, in retrospect, we may call ‘modernity’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing retrospect
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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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