ex post

[ eks pohst ]

/ ɛks ˈpoʊst /

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adjective

based on analysis of past performance (opposed to ex ante).

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Origin of ex post

1635–45; <Latin: from (what lies) behind, according to (what lies) behind

So many shows rely on studio interviews or guests recapping their adventures ex post facto — the equivalent of Aunt Jane prattling on about her trip to Tuscany over the phone.
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NRA defends the constitutional right to something similar, ex post facto.
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The caution holds true for those weighing the ex post facto accounts of former presidents.
Bush’s Unanswered 9/11 Questions|Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan|August 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now this was a novel experience—having my phone calls monitored, ex post facto, by a livid legislator.
Beware of Snarlin' Arlen|Lloyd Grove|May 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Mrs. Bays and her husband had driven to town, and there was no need for ex post facto resolutions.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties|Charles Major
They say the Taupou had a gun and fired; probably an excuse manufactured ex post facto.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Other jurors claimed that they had decided Donnely was guilty, but that was probably an ex post facto switch.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
An ex post facto law was brought in with great precipitation, for annulling this dividend.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
It would bring a little real militarism into the family and give a kind of ex post facto justification to his ancient title.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby