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self-examination

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




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Working with frequent composer Alberto Iglesias, whose string-heavy score hints at deep wells of melancholy and intrigue that “Bitter Christmas” only intermittently delivers, Almodóvar crafts a bifurcated narrative that’s full of self-examination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“There’s so much more self-examination — and so much more self-indictment,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

A report last week by Yale University contains a surprising dose of self-examination that dares to agree with what many of its critics have been saying for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

The psychology is suspended dexterously between self-examination and open confession, and the reader who accepts the actual dramatic situation as suggested by Browning loses the finest and subtlest savour of the speech.

From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by Paul Elmer More


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