instinct

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There isn’t anywhere else that one can walk into and immediately satisfy the social instinct among a convivial and refreshingly diverse clientele in what is becoming an increasingly homogenized locality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

When a 19-year-old college student loses a bet, the instinct is rarely to walk away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

After Eva and Ryland briefly ruminate on fear and primal instinct, Ryland’s otherwise direct and unemotional government superior takes to the mic, performing a cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times.”

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"The owners think they know their dog but that instinct just takes over."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

To his credit, Jefferson’s first instinct was to accept the invitation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis