retrospection

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Jack Angelides, CEO of Maccabi Tel Aviv, told the BBC their fans being banned meant it was "time for some introspection and retrospection".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

We can go over the retrospection of movements that were trying to get Democrats to do better,” she added.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

The closer these characters come to Amis himself — most recently in the retrospection of “The Pregnant Widow” and “Inside Story” — the more overt this generational mapping becomes.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

Rosy retrospection inflicts many people who closely watched the boxing greats of the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

I spent nearly a week in Mqhekezweni after the funeral and it was a time of retrospection and rediscovery.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela