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instinct

[in-stingkt] / ˈɪn stɪŋkt /


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We wanted to really show how that survival instinct, the desperation, is starting to come for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Hartnett’s instinct is that even though risk sentiment has deteriorated markedly, investors, attuned to recoveries from geopolitically induced selloffs, have been reluctant to dump shares and are still long global stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

I didn’t want to abandon that instinct so much as … give it a little more range.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

A lot of gut instinct is pattern recognition—I’ve lived long, experienced much, and know how this movie ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Although every instinct screamed at me to flee, I lifted my hands in the air.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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