introspection

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Parks' breathy vocals and soul-searching introspection fit snugly within the musical world she's created.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“It’s a little bit complicated when they put an image in your head and now you’re stuck with it,” he sings in “Paint by Numbers,” which pretty handily demonstrates how lightweight the introspection is here.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

For all his introspection, Dunk wrongfully justifies his own survival as a transaction — a king-to-be traded for a commoner.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Judy, it turns out, has become a psychiatrist—as inclined toward introspection as Boritt was averse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In any case, Ernest Lawrence, a man normally not given to introspection in the Oppenheimer style, struggled to set down his emotions on paper.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik