"soul search" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1991, Charles H. Koch, Administrative Practice and Procedure: Cases and Materials, page 530:",
          "text": "Maybe, after some soul search, he concluded that he had an \"unalterably closed mind.\"",
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          "ref": "2009, Bo Sanchez, Don't Worry, Be Happy:",
          "text": "Because after a deep soul search, I realized how my life was run by many fears.",
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Ted Hart, Adrienne D. Capps, Matthew Bauer, Nonprofit Guide to Going Green:",
          "text": "Developing an impactful and lasting green management and employee plan requires nothing less than that the organization perform a complete soul search.",
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          "ref": "2009, William F. Snyder, Messages for Today and Tomorrow, page 89:",
          "text": "Provide time for the soul search necessary for the influx of new ways of generating growth.",
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          "ref": "2003, Sonja Lauren, The Covered Smile: A True Story, page 81:",
          "text": "Kindness and support may not show immediate results, but when that person begins to soul search, he or she will remember those kind words.",
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          "ref": "2013, Bill Napier, Create and Define your Brand:",
          "text": "When you download the document off the RetailerNOW website, we give you many questions to ask and soul search under each category below.",
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          "ref": "2014, Sarah Jakes, Lost and Found: Finding Hope in the Detours of Life:",
          "text": "To this day, when I look back on the beginning stages of heartbreak with Robert and how early in our courtship it was, I have to soul search to discover how I gave up on my dream of love so quickly.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2009, Bo Sanchez, Don't Worry, Be Happy:",
          "text": "Because after a deep soul search, I realized how my life was run by many fears.",
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        },
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          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2013, Bill Napier, Create and Define your Brand:",
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          "ref": "2014, Sarah Jakes, Lost and Found: Finding Hope in the Detours of Life:",
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