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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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But they could not reconstruct with retrospective precision who stood near a location hours earlier.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

I’ve written about Wilson’s works for nearly half a century, but a visit to the Marcel Duchamp retrospective at MoMA in New York reminded me of the folly of trying to describe a Wilson experience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis using electronic health records.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“While a memoir or formal autobiography aims to offer a retrospective story, the diary typically doesn’t, or can’t, because it is written from the middle of an unfolding life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Tonight, she just made sure the film was set for the eight o’clock entry in the Winona Ryder retrospective before carefully ducking out.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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