retrospective
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Like Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” before it, the film works best when viewed as a retrospective analysis of an entertainer’s life, and how easily cynicism can poison a child’s boundless imagination.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
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
“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
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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