impulse
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That White House staffers apparently felt comfortable anonymously attacking Holmes in personal terms suggests that the impulse has trickled down too.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
In addition to dragging the pieces into place, much of the opening episode seems meant to satisfy an impulse to show off Kansas City — Sudeikis grew up in that area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s an admirable impulse — and one rooted in a genuine sense of civic duty.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their push to EVs was driven by an impulse to pursue a hot trend favored by investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
His next impulse was to look at Bree for help.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
“There is relatively little in the way of new impulses for the eurozone this week,” Metzler analysts said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
It’s no wonder that theater etiquette has declined when so many people are turning to their obsequious chatbots for validation of their worst impulses.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Here, she discusses greedy women, cold mothers and her own tradwife impulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
These include when the electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats don't function properly, or when the walls of the heart become inflamed or damaged.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
It was only possible to keep so many kids in line because they were not actually kids—because there was some older nature inside them, warring against and balancing their childish impulses.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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