self-reflection
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With “TheyDream,” he wished to extend that vehicle for self-reflection to his mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Or at least he would regret it, if he were capable of self-reflection.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
In sacking Rosenior, Chelsea's statement said: "We will undertake a process of self-reflection" - those fans who have taken to the streets in protest will suggest it is not before time.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Their message "has always centred around self-reflection, resilience and courage to keep moving forward, even when life feels uncertain", said Carmen Low, 32, a fan in Malaysia.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
And, whatever its justification in terms of inmate penitence and self-reflection, the Frenchmen immediately appreciated the administrative power of the separate system.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
The other key difference is, rather than focus on booted contestants' often relatively generic self-reflections, the "Mansplain" is quite literally all about snitching.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2021
The muted, late-night self-reflections of Clairo’s Immunity felt a bit like Liz Phair’s Girly-Sound tapes updated for the GarageBand and FaceTime generation.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2019
Friel’s elegant script embodies the Irish gift for storytelling, packed with character-illuminating details, metaphysical mysteries and poetic self-reflections that defy easy classification or judgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2019
I assume that you haven’t read Jephson’s first book, which contains lengthy passages of character assassination of his deceased former employer, but his self-reflections are fairly priceless.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2019
The landscape seen from the moving bus was unremarkable but still the beauty that was there dazed him into self-reflections.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
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