impulse
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"It is spontaneity and impulse that make the difference, and that is what I felt we had with 'Alien,'" Skerritt said in a 2019 interview, according to Reuters news agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
To Rael, that impulse is mirrored by the political system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The American impulse of the late 19th century wasn’t to build monuments, but to make money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Only Pamela Voorhees, brought to life by Linda Cardellini in “Crystal Lake,” has the guts to act on that impulse.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
When he did not reply, Naomi’s first impulse was to find the quickest way to send Beto back to the house.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
In the fullness of time it was arguably subjugated by the burgeoning corporation’s commercial impulses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
People do not become Olympic gold medalists because they suppress impulses all day long.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
Without inhibition, Ferrier believed that we’d all be slaves to our basest impulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
But I had changed; I had none of that fear, none of those wild impulses now.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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