retrospect
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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, the Suez crisis is seen as a turning point in 20th-century history.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 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
“It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Jordan says, but in retrospect the right one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
In retrospect, I realized that the authorities could have had a myriad of ways of locating me on my trip to Durban.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing retrospect
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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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