retrospective

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"Our retrospective study findings warrant further testing in larger populations, particularly in people before they show symptoms," Zaret said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

MoMA’s show also nods to its own history with the power couple: Rivera received the museum’s second-ever retrospective in 1931, after Henri Matisse, and Kahlo entered the collection in 1943.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The retrospective, including several other works loaned from other countries, features paintings, sculptures and drawings.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

His bronze medal from the Sochi 2014 Olympics was only awarded five years later because of retrospective doping bans.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The really remarkable cases are those of prospective discovery, since they straightforwardly refute the claim that all discoveries are necessarily retrospective constructions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton