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navel-gazing

(nāˈvəl-gāˌzĭng)

noun
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Excessive introspection, self-absorption, or concentration on a single issue: “The optimistic trend masks a looming problem, which has sent the travel industry into a renewed bout of navel-gazing” (Financial Times).

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