introspection

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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

Stripped back for the most part to just voice and piano, it’s an earnest work of introspection from a guy who knows how to make tenderness feel like strength.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Jack Angelides, CEO of Maccabi Tel Aviv, told the BBC their fans being banned meant it was "time for some introspection and retrospection".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

It replaces conspicuous display with introspection, trading “look what I own” for “look how I feel.”

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

But introspection gives us far more insight into the ways of other humans than into those of dinosaurs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond