instinct
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"But no one knows for sure what will happen or not. You just rely on your intuition and survival instinct," the 34-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"We are expected to just to carry on," he says, describing the instinct to go "straight back to work and school".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The algorithm didn’t exist when I was shopping for studded belts in Spring Valley — it was a baser instinct thing, something my brain had an immediate and raw reaction to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She also felt a motherly instinct toward her many lovers, including Chopin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Moss had always heard a lot about the fight-or-flight instinct, but he had never experienced it; his mind had always channeled fear into stillness.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
His collaging instincts are still present, but here his visions are laced with a mystery that draws us in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It was not as though the open air of a farmers market was going to cure my base shopping instincts.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
After entering the music industry as teenagers, the British girl band say they grew to trust their own instincts during six months making their new record.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
His longing for homecoming and the care of his mother seem like recognizably human instincts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
His mind swirls back over the day, over Ms. Dale’s ideas about instincts and flight, and the way that Ms. Dale tells Daniel and him about their world.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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