hindsight
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There was this whole ‘90s nostalgia going around because in hindsight the ‘90s right now seems like a much simpler time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"Obviously, the financial terms, in hindsight, didn't work out very well."
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
McClaren recalls Eriksson had “just wanted youth and energy around the squad” but acknowledged that in hindsight, it might not have been the best move given the injury problems that were to come.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
“In hindsight, it would’ve been better to have tightened policy earlier,” Powell acknowledged in a 2024 interview with “60 Minutes.”
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
Kuhn’s distinction between two types of science was too neat, but his basic approach was sound: sometimes, as we have seen, one discovery leads to another in a way which is, with hindsight, entirely inevitable.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing hindsight
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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