hindsight
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"I didn't really think about those around me… the decision that I made in hindsight was the wrong decision and I'm truly sorry for everyone that I did affect," the athlete told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
To qualify as folly for this inquiry, the policy adopted must meet three criteria: it must have been perceived as counter-productive in its own time, not merely by hindsight .
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
In hindsight, I realized he couldn’t look at me as he said it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Today, some of his investments appear better in hindsight than they did when FTX failed and prosecutors accused him of misappropriating billions of dollars in customer funds to go on a huge spending spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
In hindsight she realized she ought to have checked the almanac for the date of the next full moon, so she might be prepared to begin the HEP, as promised.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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