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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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An exhibition called I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective has become one of the most visited displays at the Barbican Music Library with over 35,000 people coming through the doors to reminisce this era.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

Retrospective analysis of seismic station data at Barry Arm revealed three landslides that occurred in 2020 and 2021.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

The Retrospective provides an opportunity not only to celebrate his work, but to learn from past progress to inform how we look forward – something Foster's life has been dedicated to doing.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2023

Today, his business, Retrospective Scooters, occupies a 3,500-square-foot warehouse in the East End town of Walthamstow.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2021

There are short notices of emblems in the Retrospective Review, ix. 123-140.;

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various




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