inward
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These areas are especially active when our attention turns inward, such as when we reflect on personal experiences, think about our identity, or consider our thoughts and emotions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
On display in a fresh setting at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Dutch master’s 1629 work captivates us with its sense of inward exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Here, by contrast, the exploration turns further inward: “Self-Portrait, Age 23” becomes an inquiry not only into the nature of painting, but into the nature of the painter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He said a plexiglass windowpane facing the fairway was completely blown inward during the burst of wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The boys dived under tables just as the double doors and the brick wall they were mounted to exploded inward, destroyed by the force of the giant, furry platypus beast barreling inside.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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