impulse
Example Sentences
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“But currently the AI infrastructure build-out is delivering an inflationary impulse to the economy.”
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
We regret having to relate such details, but it is crucial to remember when the understandable human impulse is to forget such horrors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
But when he arrived backstage after receiving the Bafta Television special award, he was asked the question many of us have wondered - has he ever made an impulse purchase?
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Future work may help clarify how genetics, development, life experiences, and environment interact to shape the brain systems involved in reward-seeking, impulse control, and antisocial behavior.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
On a sudden impulse I moved away from the bed and went back to the little ante-room where I had seen the wardrobe was full of clothes.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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