soul-searching

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Countries will be trying to make sense of the daring U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, prompting a lot of geopolitical soul-searching this week.

From Barron's

There will likely have been some soul-searching and in-depth analysis in the past days as a consequence.

From BBC

After your friend has sold the car, he has some soul-searching to do.

From MarketWatch

When one loses, it leads to some deep soul-searching and a focus on what can be improved - particularly when they next meet each other.

From BBC

Newcastle's dismal 3-1 defeat at lowly West Ham on Sunday left the Magpies languishing in 13th place in the Premier League and prompted a painful bout of soul-searching on Tyneside.

From Barron's