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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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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

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

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

Lately, however, his sensibilities had become more retrospective, replacing the gadgetry with walnut dashes and leather upholstery.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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