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He was reserved and inwardly cast, there but somehow lost in his mind.
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
The house gets its name from its inwardly sloped rooflines, which resemble butterfly wings.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
That double pursuit, outwardly hard-charging and inwardly serene, is the epitome of grace in every human endeavor.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
More often, however, contemporary anti-imperialism in the West is inwardly focused, manifested in calls to combat Western policies and practices that perpetuate systems of domination and exploitation over poor countries.
—Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
The house gets its name from its inwardly sloped rooflines, which resemble butterfly wings.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
That double pursuit, outwardly hard-charging and inwardly serene, is the epitome of grace in every human endeavor.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
More often, however, contemporary anti-imperialism in the West is inwardly focused, manifested in calls to combat Western policies and practices that perpetuate systems of domination and exploitation over poor countries.
—Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Inwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwardly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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