impulse
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Research last year from Vanquis, a challenger bank, found Gen Z shoppers make more impulse purchases than any other age group, external, closely followed by millennials.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The impulse to join the herd—any herd—is as seductive as it is dangerous, Ionesco suggests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Admittedly, looking to A.I. for rescue is usually an eye-roll-worthy impulse.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Olsen: I like that you had the impulse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
On a sudden impulse Nat said, “It suits me fine. Today is Commencement Day at Harvard. I’ve always intended to go.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
The "stagflationary impulses from weaker foreign demand and higher domestic prices are going to be disproportionately felt by Canada," warned ING chief international economist James Knightley.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Examples can include speaking too loudly in a library or struggling to control impulses, difficulties that can occur with ADHD.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
But if you’re honest, you also loved watching the guy dumb enough to buy it fume over the futility of his impulses.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Her mind is an unquiet one, words and thoughts and impulses constantly crashing into each other.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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