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soul-searching

[sohl-sur-ching] / ˈsoʊlˌsɜr tʃɪŋ /


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England women's winter of turbulence led them to a summer of soul searching.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

After months of soul searching, he’s reopening the hearth-fired restaurant as a beacon for the community.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025

Months of soul searching had led USC to the brink of that moment Saturday, having fought its way back once, then again, then again, returning every haymaker from Michigan with a punch of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2025

In a series of stories, Politico summarizes the Democratic Party’s soul searching and blame shifting:

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

In the meantime, Jefferson was the one who needed to do some soul searching.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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