hindsight

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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

But Bojorquez contended that the jury was only required to judge Jones based on the information he had in the moment, and not with the benefit of hindsight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Imposing a duty to accelerate every promising alternative would force companies to revisit every strategic pause, every resource allocation, and every clinical decision through the distorting lens of hindsight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

For when I look back over his career, I can see with hindsight that he must have striven throughout his years somehow to become that butler of his story.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro