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a singer-songwriter whose compositions are too often exercises in self-important navel-gazing
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The navel-gazing nativists of the far-right like Nancy Mace are as destructive to the American project as any far-left wokester.
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Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 22 May 2026
Is there anything weirder than this navel-gazing celebration of journalists?
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Cook moved past the navel-gazing of perfectionist designers to get the product out the door, scaling with unprecedented success.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Now The human consciousness question is not just philosophical navel-gazing.
—Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 22 May 2026
Is there anything weirder than this navel-gazing celebration of journalists?
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Cook moved past the navel-gazing of perfectionist designers to get the product out the door, scaling with unprecedented success.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Now The human consciousness question is not just philosophical navel-gazing.
—Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Navel-gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navel-gazing. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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