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
Goodall recalled her scientific peers encouraging her not to publish her research, because it “will indicate that we have innate aggressive tendencies,” as she put it.
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
He is grateful that his mind has retained these images of her, pleased with himself, as if he has just discovered an innate talent for a sport or a game he’s never played.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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