retrospective
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He said the curb on executive pay was "a start" but "not enough", adding that it would not be retrospective.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
There’s unfortunately no way this retrospective effort can avoid talking about the world’s reaction to Paul McCartney asking his wife to be in his new band.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
A retrospective look at the aughts’ most bizarre celebrity?
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
Chronicling Hockney’s arrival as an important artist in the “ravishing” Met retrospective, the New Yorker writer Andrea K. Scott called it “a revelation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
On this late night, not only was my radio working but the station was also hosting a retrospective on the music of Sly and the Family Stone.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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