the urge
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Don’t pick or pop your pimples, no matter how strong the urge or how satisfying it might be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
They also reported poorer sleep, a stronger desire for continuous stimulation, and greater difficulty resisting the urge to immediately check their phones or act on impulses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Those who resist the urge to use their precious time doing anything else will be rewarded not with payoff, but indictment.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The book starts with a quick tour of psychoanalytic notions about the urge to collect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Penelope had to fight the urge to raise her hand in hopes of being called upon.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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