introspection
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John Adams’ “Harmonium” operates on questioning, shifting moods of introspection, humility and awe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Abdulmohsen showed "no remorse, regret or introspection whatsoever", Boettchner told the court.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Around 1,000 miles into the ocean from Portugal these islands offer opportunities for whale-watching and productive introspection on how to find the right partner.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The spell of introspection she had cast on herself was unbroken, as if she hadn’t moved from her seat at all.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
He just recorded introspections about a system that would inevitably fail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Among the wisest of Coop’s early introspections considers the way that the race to acquire status symbols makes you lose sight of the things that once mattered.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
Spill Tab is more than your run-of-the-mill bedroom pop act, though: Chicha’s quiet voice slices through dreamy, electro-dance ready introspections.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021
Their intimacies and intricacies are introspections and an antidote to see-me thirst traps.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 2, 2018
Furthermore, in this case we have a much more specific explanation for why introspections mess up our reactions.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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