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retrospective

[re-truh-spek-tiv] / ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
backward-looking
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ADJECTIVE
concerned with past
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Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis using electronic health records.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 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

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

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




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