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hindsight

[ hahynd-sahyt ]

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noun

recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.

hindsight

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the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event
a firearm's rear sight

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First recorded in 1850–55; hind ¹ + sight

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In hindsight, he said he wished he had prepared his Kindle e-reader with more reading material - and packed a lot more beef jerky.

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This was a story of successive unjust decisions, which appear obvious in hindsight.

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In hindsight, Kotler said she was chasing an image of being out and about that didn’t quite align with her values.

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But even now in hindsight, he can’t fully understand why “The Office” embedded itself so strongly into pop culture.

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I didn’t really answer — I laughed, probably sighed — but in hindsight, I wish I had been a bit more talkative.

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