inward
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On display in a fresh setting at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Dutch master’s 1629 work captivates us with its sense of inward exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Here, by contrast, the exploration turns further inward: “Self-Portrait, Age 23” becomes an inquiry not only into the nature of painting, but into the nature of the painter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He said a plexiglass windowpane facing the fairway was completely blown inward during the burst of wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Eddington limit is a theoretical benchmark describing the point at which the outward pressure produced by radiation balances the inward pull of gravity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
His shoulders turn inward with shyness and he watches the others carefully, as if he’s gauging what his own response should be.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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