instinct
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The party’s own account of Zhu’s life carried the same instinct for control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"But no one knows for sure what will happen or not. You just rely on your intuition and survival instinct," the 34-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"We are expected to just to carry on," he says, describing the instinct to go "straight back to work and school".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But when it is darker, during an eclipse, that instinct may not kick in, even while our eyes are being damaged.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I stared at that hand for a half second before acting on instinct and harebrained desperation.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
But this is one of those areas where our investing instincts can work against us.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
What Huestis wants to see is whether an intern possesses, or can pick up, the instincts to work in a hospital setting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
They’re also huge — females can exceed 800 pounds and males 1,500 or more — with pointy horns and protective instincts, especially around the young.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
It was not as though the open air of a farmers market was going to cure my base shopping instincts.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then Thud cried and apologized for his instincts, Roz forgave him, and the group carried on.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Vocabulary lists containing instinct
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