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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.
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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
Still, strategists’ gut instincts usually tell them how their clients have inwardly set their sights.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
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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
Still, strategists’ gut instincts usually tell them how their clients have inwardly set their sights.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
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“Inwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwardly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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