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self-examination

[self-ig-zam-uh-nay-shuhn, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /




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And now for the hard part: Make room for some potentially uncomfortable self-examination.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Redzepi says the allegations have prompted years of self-examination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Start to finish, “Reality Check” is an exercise in self-examination and culpability.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

Indeed, her book is replete with their habit of self-examination, an unflattering comparison with today’s legacy press.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

She thought that he would now cease his self-examination, since it had led him to a conclusion damaging to himself, but healing too, if he saw a fault and repented of it.

From The Honour of the Clintons by Archibald Marshall


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