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instinct

[in-stingkt] / ˈɪn stɪŋkt /


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This disconnect between math and gut instinct reveals that the game isn’t actually just about numbers — it’s about utility and regret, which has sparked an animated discussion in the comments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

I suspect that experience gave her a very strong civil libertarian instinct that manifests here as a deep skepticism towards state power to criminalize gun possession.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

It's hard to coach Bellingham's timing and instinct, or Rice and Anderson's ball-carrying.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Yet to listen to the brisk and sportive “Foreign Tongues” is to hear a band clearly going on instinct rather than overthinking the music à la any number of veteran acts in legacy-maintenance mode.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

My first instinct to prove that Fig was sick was to consult an expert.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

It combines sharp-eyed intelligence with genuine modesty and leavens clever opportunism with the recognition that all men are created equal, even if some are less equal in their instincts for getting paid.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

But I always trust the instincts of a good cat.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

"It's all actually sad because I think her instincts are generally OK, but by the time she figured out the right things to do, it was too late".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The newly documented behavior, observed in Israel, is the first of its kind and suggests that human made lighting can dramatically disrupt the instincts of small ground dwelling animals.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

So the squirrel does what a squirrel’s instincts tell it to do in the bull’s-eye focus of a dog like Ray; it leaps.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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