hindsight
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Only in hindsight will we know whether foreign capital helped drive the semiconductor surge this spring and summer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
With Blitzy growing quickly and given the benefit of hindsight, I asked Elliott whether it required courage to start a company again before the technology was ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Met did what it could to investigate Carmenza's death, Southworth now says, adding that "in hindsight" it is easier to make the assessment about what happened.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In hindsight, Yeager said she had some initial qualms about the rental process, but the person with whom she was dealing reassured her at every point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Antietam was over—a name for future history books, a battle at which men in later years, blessed with the advantage of hindsight, would wonder.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing hindsight
Wonder
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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