instinctive
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Here Ms. Howden displays an instinctive wisdom of her own; sometimes, silence is funnier than anything you could say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Our instinctive response to every bubble, at least for the last 25 years, has been austerity.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“People make that decision not from the rational brain, but from the emotional, instinctive brain,” said Deborah Price, a money coach in Petaluma, Calif.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
Many in the US have an instinctive hostility to what they see as a colonial hangover and the desire to maintain influence in Latin America.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
He knew that he was an instinctive man, not a planner, and he did best when he fell back on instinct.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Vocabulary lists containing instinctive
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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