retrospect
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The extent of the deficit probably contributed to Guardiola opting to reintroduce the Frenchman into the side - a lucky decision in retrospect.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
But it wouldn’t take much—the AI boom’s turning to bust or a peace deal in the Gulf—to make today’s cheapness look expensive in retrospect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
He’s bemused in retrospect by the strange spectacle of a “little white boy in short trousers” frolicking with a Black man old enough to be his father.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
In retrospect, piracy was a salvation for film historians as it means that Melies' work lives on.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
In retrospect, that statement seems prescient, but it merely reflected the mood already widespread among the young in Durham’s black community as America stood poised on the cusp of a new and turbulent decade.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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