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self-examining

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How exactly the flesh and blood of our brain is able to formulate an aware, self-examining mind capable of critical thought remains a mystery.

From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2022

This ties to a lyric on one of the album’s most self-examining tracks, “The Archer,” on which Swift confesses, “I never grow up/ it’s getting so old.”

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2019

This week, Ariana Grande will attempt to follow that path with her ambitious, self-examining pop songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2019

For Jay-Z, the acceptance of his recession from his peak began with last year’s “4:44,” a moody, raw album from an artist who’d long been self-examining, but rarely made it central to his public persona.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2018

It is ever present with me, says self-examining Paul, and hence its so sudden and so destructive outbreaks. 

From Bunyan Characters (1st Series) by Whyte, Alexander