retrospective

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This retrospective cohort study included 7,938 adults with overweight or obesity in Ohio and Florida.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

MoMA’s show also nods to its own history with the power couple: Rivera received the museum’s second-ever retrospective in 1931, after Henri Matisse, and Kahlo entered the collection in 1943.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Broster, CUH's chief medical officer, said it was supporting Jack's family and an external retrospective clinical review was ongoing.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

McQueen-Prince said the move would also affect pension funds which invest in freeholds and damage investor confidence in the UK because of the retrospective nature of the changes.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

There is a certain irony in Butterfield’s adoption of the retrospective term ‘Scientific Revolution’, and an even greater one in his choice of The Origins of Modern Science for his title.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton