instinct

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For years, Adhikari cultivated the image of a combative organiser with a sharp instinct for power and an ability to turn Bengal's shifting political currents to his advantage.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The Fed’s instinct is to look through oil shocks such as that caused by the Iran war, Powell said, since energy prices tend to spike and then quickly reverse.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

That instinct, he told me, comes from a lifetime of feeling miscast in American politics.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Maybe it was an instinct born from a desire to honor her own father’s memory, but Silber felt protective over Lerner’s legacy, and told his estate as much when she pitched her adaptation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Sky lizards are already scurrying into holes inside the trunks, guided by some instinct they’ve known from a millennium of eight-hour wind cycles.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera