innate
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We have this almost innate sense of: Well, if they indict someone, that person probably did something pretty bad.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Humor resonates with something individual, possibly innate and probably inexplicable inside each of us; our sense of it is something we can’t control.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“Well, yes, I do believe we have innate aggressive tendency,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
First under Zinedine Zidane, then Carlo Ancelotti, individual brilliance and an innate belief that they would prevail, no matter the odds, saw them overcome often more cohesive opposition.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
I must admit that my body moved with surprising agility; I am not without an innate sense of rhythm; my ancestors must have been rather outstanding at jigging on the heath.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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