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Retrospection

Definition

(formal) The act of looking back at past events, experiences, or decisions in order to understand, analyze, or evaluate them; a reflective examination of the past.

Example Sentences

1The company's annual report includes a retrospection of the past year's achievements and setbacks.
2How does one's retrospection of past relationships influence their approach to new ones?
3The artist's latest exhibition is a retrospection of her work over the past three decades.
4Try to approach the project through retrospection, considering what worked and what didn't in the past.
5Historians often engage in retrospection to reevaluate the significance of historical events in light of new evidence.

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