retrospective
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Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis using electronic health records.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Riz Ahmed stars in a contemporary ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ is all grown up, the first American retrospective of Marcel Duchamp in 50 years, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Broster, CUH's chief medical officer, said it was supporting Jack's family and an external retrospective clinical review was ongoing.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
It was sold at auction by Christie's in 2014 for more than £2.5m, but has now been loaned back to Tate Modern for its new retrospective, Tracey Emin: A Second Life.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Likewise, the celebrated rationality of the fifth century represents a retrospective bleaching of what was actually a complex and contested story.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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