hindsight
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Twenty years later, I have no regrets about any of that, but plenty of hindsight.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
I chose the Vanguard fund for this example not because it has performed particularly well, nor with the benefit of hindsight, but because it is the simplest, most basic stock fund you can buy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s easy in hindsight, especially as memories fade, to forget the uncertainty and worry that prevailed in the wake of the attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Now, however, I am a senior citizen who can look at events with the benefit of perspective and hindsight, and thus I have decided to forgive Don Nelson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
First, there is the claim that history must be written without benefit of hindsight.
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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