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self-analysis

[self-uh-nal-uh-sis, self-] / ˈsɛlf əˈnæl ə sɪs, ˌsɛlf- /


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In the latest bombshell dropped by the two reporters, they dug up seven drafts of the department’s self-analysis, or after-action report, and found that it had been altered multiple times to soften damning conclusions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Jackson was not given to self-analysis, or at least not in any way that she was willing to share with the world.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

The self-analysis, at times, has been more brutal than any pundit could muster on their angriest day.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023

I suppose that in dissecting the song with them, I was indulging in some self-analysis: trying to understand how a happy union of lyrics and musical notes could stay with me so meaningfully, for decades.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

He was inclined to self-analysis, and he wondered if any of the audience could imagine the dark and rebellious state of mind that he was in.

From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)




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