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retrospect

CEFR: C1

A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time (most frequently used in the fixed adverbial phrase 'in retrospect').

Synonyms

hindsight
reconsideration

Common Collocations

in retrospect
with the benefit of retrospect
hindsight and retrospect

Example Sentence

In retrospect, the deregulation of financial markets in the late twentieth century generated unforeseen systemic vulnerabilities.

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