innate
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"I have an innate ability to take good material and make it better, and to take bad material and make it fair."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The most fundamental tool he describes is an innate “number sense,” as displayed by both humans and some animals, including rats, ants, chickens, chimpanzees and guppies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
What follows is a sometimes frustrating, often hilarious hodgepodge of observations about the innate folly of living in a world where treating employees with basic respect is seen as optional.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
We have this almost innate sense of: Well, if they indict someone, that person probably did something pretty bad.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
“Well, for cool native impudence and pure innate pride, you haven’t your equal,” said he.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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