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innate

[ih-neyt, in-eyt] / ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪt /


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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

Lopez soon joined local girls and boys teams where she often played in defence, and her innate talent caught the attention of Alba Mellado.

From BBC • 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

Yet some innate imperative to make music has guaranteed its existence—a remarkable feat considering that music requires such intense cultural investment.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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