retrospection
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Jack Angelides, CEO of Maccabi Tel Aviv, told the BBC their fans being banned meant it was "time for some introspection and retrospection".
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
We can go over the retrospection of movements that were trying to get Democrats to do better,” she added.
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025
The closer these characters come to Amis himself — most recently in the retrospection of “The Pregnant Widow” and “Inside Story” — the more overt this generational mapping becomes.
From New York Times • May 22, 2023
For Sartino, that means retrospection; she listens back to old songs — including “Hands Down,” a 2015 release with nearly 28 million Spotify streams — with nostalgia.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022
But there would be little time for retrospection over the next few weeks, for the briefing schedule for the three delegates was punishing.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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