- plural of instinct.
instincts
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Those instincts helped make it the highest-grossing major restaurant chain by average unit volume, according to a 2026 report from market-research firm Circana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
So he could follow the instincts he first honed as a young playwright, which told him that a five-word addition to his script could set up a funny moment in a story that gets dark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Sombr, who broke out at age 19 last year when his song “Back to Friends” went viral on TikTok, calls Berg “an amazing mentor and collaborator” and says “his instincts are insane.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
For this kind of gathering, my decorating instincts tend toward three descriptors: Short, fat and fall-colored.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
In our six years together, he hadn’t once doubted my instincts or my capabilities.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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