as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college
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It will only be confirmed in retrospect since it's measured by the number of sunspots — dark areas on the sun’s surface — that are counted.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The former mayor’s move had been met with grumbles, but in retrospect some fiscal experts say Lightfoot left a gift for Johnson by taking the tax hike decision out of the hands of the mayor and aldermen.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
In retrospect, this approach rested on two assumptions — that parties would act as gatekeepers in presenting voters with reasonable candidates, and that voters would act as the ultimate backstop in rejecting anti-democratic candidates.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
The implication of these moments, in retrospect, was that Hurley was uniquely flawed because of his diet and his size.
—Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The former mayor’s move had been met with grumbles, but in retrospect some fiscal experts say Lightfoot left a gift for Johnson by taking the tax hike decision out of the hands of the mayor and aldermen.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
In retrospect, this approach rested on two assumptions — that parties would act as gatekeepers in presenting voters with reasonable candidates, and that voters would act as the ultimate backstop in rejecting anti-democratic candidates.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
The implication of these moments, in retrospect, was that Hurley was uniquely flawed because of his diet and his size.
—Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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