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introspection

[in-truh-spek-shuhn] / ˌɪn trəˈspɛk ʃən /


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Abdulmohsen showed "no remorse, regret or introspection whatsoever", Boettchner told the court.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

As you can see, Brockman’s writing is full of uncertainty, ambition, introspection, raw emotion, self-awareness and self-doubt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

“It’s a little bit complicated when they put an image in your head and now you’re stuck with it,” he sings in “Paint by Numbers,” which pretty handily demonstrates how lightweight the introspection is here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

For all his introspection, Dunk wrongfully justifies his own survival as a transaction — a king-to-be traded for a commoner.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

In any case, Ernest Lawrence, a man normally not given to introspection in the Oppenheimer style, struggled to set down his emotions on paper.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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