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gut reaction

noun as in immediate response

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“My immediate gut reaction was, ‘No,’” Colton said.

Aymann Ismail: What was your gut reaction to the news of the pardons?

From Slate

During that process, investigators for Cox spoke with Wilson, who defended his investigation, saying that “his gut reaction was that more than one person was involved in the murders,” and that “Darlene knew more than she was saying.”

“People on the left and the right both have a gut reaction to it because it is a waste of resources,” said Christian Reynolds, a researcher at the Center for Food Policy at City University in London.

I have a very gut reaction to things and if it's not a 'Hell yes!' it's usually a 'No'.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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