hindsight

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But they were important component parts of it, and in hindsight, they told us something important: that women were showing up, online and off, advocating for themselves and each other.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In hindsight, Gough said, he didn’t raise prices as much or as fast as he should have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“In hindsight I would rather we’d never have gone,” Atkinson told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"I do concede in hindsight, if a sample of head hair had been taken, if nothing else, would have at least alleviated some of the fears of the families," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In hindsight, we find it astonishing that Atahuallpa marched into Pizarro’s obvious trap at Cajamarca.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond