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retrospect

[re-truh-spekt] / ˈrɛ trəˌspɛkt /


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In retrospect, its uncompromising litmus tests and chilly demeanor were real weaknesses, creating a pervading fear that any false step could expel one from good graces, and that a return trip was always, always treacherous.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 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, crossing to the “other side,” as it was called, had turned out to be the lucky—or, at least, less unlucky—choice for the approximately 300,000 Polish Jews who had headed east.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

I was thinking “in for a penny, in for a pound” at that point, which, in retrospect, was totally stupid.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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