introspective
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Her tone soon shifts to the introspective: After witnessing a fight between Robert Duvall and his girlfriend, Eleanor writes, “I hope I am finally through playing victim in my life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But though “Primetime” fails to be a deservedly introspective analysis of its subject matter, it does tee up fair questions about its own existence.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
I found him quirky, introspective, and slightly nerdy.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Do you think that this introspective approach to your music has a therapeutic feeling to it?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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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