self-absorption
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A slate of songs by Charli XCX captures Catherine’s tragic self-absorption without seeming jarringly modern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
But Carell steers clear of anything resembling a star turn, preferring instead to be a witness to these theatrical proceedings until the crucial showdown with Alexander, whose titanic self-absorption Molina captures to perfection.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
But at the very centre of this film is Prince Andrew, played with fleshy self-absorption by Rufus Sewell.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
As a result, her plaintive wooing merely heightens the self-absorption of her egotistical love object, Narcissus.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
But insulated by her money, a staff of paid attendants, and unwavering self-absorption, Pittman was heedless of the resentment and scorn she inspired in others; she remained as oblivious as Jane Austen’s Emma.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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