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That double pursuit, outwardly hard-charging and inwardly serene, is the epitome of grace in every human endeavor.
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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
Things feel really harmonious and good, both inwardly and outwardly in the band right now.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
In fact, no one seemed to react (except me, inwardly!).
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
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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
Things feel really harmonious and good, both inwardly and outwardly in the band right now.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
In fact, no one seemed to react (except me, inwardly!).
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
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“Inwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwardly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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