retrospective
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Campaigner Sherrie Smith, who founded Gypsy and Travellers Essex, pointed out that people felt they had no choice but to build plots unlawfully and then seek retrospective planning permission later.
From BBC • May 7, 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
Samples from athletes are kept for 10 years to allow for retrospective testing when new techniques emerge.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
"Our retrospective study findings warrant further testing in larger populations, particularly in people before they show symptoms," Zaret said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 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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