impulse
Example Sentences
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“There has been enough of an inflationary impulse in the system to have closed the window for central banks to simply look through the shock,” said Paul Hollingsworth, an economist at BNP Paribas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"Claire's was particularly vulnerable because it relied on physical stores in shopping centres and depended more heavily on impulse buys, which are rarer today with the rise of online shopping," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Arguably war, especially in its modern version, is an emergent phenomenon triggered by a host of factors, but not by some genetic impulse we can’t be rid of.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
“The retail impulse to bid up these names definitely says something about risk appetite,” said Ross Mayfield, an investment strategist at Baird Private Wealth Management.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
I had a sudden rather terrifying impulse to creep upstairs now to the west wing and go into those rooms and see for myself.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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