innate

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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

Google systematically evaluates the factuality of its own models, in terms of both their innate knowledge and their use of the company’s search engines, says a company spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

But more important than the question of whether Bobby would inspire another “Fischer boom” was the question of whether his immense and innate talent could find its release on the chessboard.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady