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

Nahai says by using mascots, brands tap into people's innate impulses.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Her performance was spectacular,” or “She gave a remarkable turn as a picture of Tinseltown’s innate immorality,” would also work.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Rarely has a writer exhibited such an innate strength of character.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

I would say to Yali: the striking differences between the long-term histories of peoples of the different continents have been due not to innate differences in the peoples themselves but to differences in their environments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond