hindsight
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In hindsight, he says he wishes he hadn’t been talked into an ARM.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Twenty years later, I have no regrets about any of that, but plenty of hindsight.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“In hindsight, you’ll always be able to learn from it. I’ll never hang onto whether you want to say it was a mistake or just different things to be able to kind of change course.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s easy in hindsight, especially as memories fade, to forget the uncertainty and worry that prevailed in the wake of the attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Its buffoonish hooey and end-of-the-pier music may have amused its creative team and some critics, but with the benefit of hindsight its timing seems tasteless and incomprehensible.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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