instinctively

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Most parents instinctively understand this, which is why AI is being hyped as a way to give kids more socializing-at-school time.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

When people try to focus on a faint sound, many instinctively shut their eyes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

You don’t yet instinctively filter ideas through a lens of “that will never work” or “legal won’t approve this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

I instinctively blinked back as happy tears streamed down my cheek.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

I instinctively reached my foot out to caress Dismay under the table, but he wasn’t there.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles