impulse
Example Sentences
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“The impulse will be to further crack down on all sorts of expressions of religious or ethnic identity.”
“The market thinks that any inflation impulse will be pretty quickly felt, and not lead to a sustained resurgence in inflation,” said Jonathan Hill of Barclays.
"This impulse is understandable when the rules no longer protect you."
From BBC
The actor’s impulse paid off with an intimate moment for the two former rivals.
While the chief source of demand for Iran’s oil is China, the continued deflation of China’s property bubble and generally weak domestic economy limit any potential global demand impulse.
From MarketWatch
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