retrospect
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In retrospect, though, the president’s post was likely part of the gambit, helping him slip away aboard an entirely different plane.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
In retrospect, there were signs that the market was headed for an abrupt turn.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
“These incidents will probably, in retrospect, be seen as inflection points in the ways that attackers operate,” said Joshua Saxe, the chief technology officer with the AI security company Abundant Security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The explosion of the regional theater movement is actually, in retrospect, astonishing,” Eustis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In retrospect, it is odd how little power the dead farmer exercised over an imagination as morbid and hysterical as my own.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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