the urge
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Please resist the urge to look back at, say, the 2016 Audi S4, which was positioned roughly equivalent to our test car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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
Most anyone born in the 20th century would take one look at her plush retro alarm clock radio and instinctively feel the urge to whack its elongated vinyl “snooze” button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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
Michael felt the urge to sneeze—he was still getting over his stupid summer cold—and his eyes watered.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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