introspective
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But I found that I was not immune to being introspective about middle age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“The more introspective songs that come later on are more in his new wheelhouse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
"If you're a soldier and you're driving a tank all day, the last thing you wanted was some introspective soul-searching song that I was writing," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
But look past all that technical prowess, and you’ll find a remarkably introspective story about the complexities of integrity, examining the choices we make and the sacrifices we endure to become truer versions of ourselves.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
Three days passed: after them, Ray Gusdorf quietly emerged from the Midnight Mountains a different human being—mature, introspective, curiously subdued.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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