impulse
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The landscape was bleak even before Macbeth heard the fateful prophecy and embarked on his murderous adventure—Ms. Proske’s production suggests that the impulse toward tyranny never ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It’s the same instant-gratification impulse: “I have some money, let me throw it at something and hope it doubles tomorrow.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
That impulse to build the future through layered histories mirrors the brand’s approach to place as well, making its next move clearer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
That may be part of what makes sausage-in-dough feel less like a single dish than a recurring culinary impulse.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
John felt a sudden impulse to smile, but his father’s eyes were on him and he fought the impulse back.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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
He is renowned for his precise and restrained use of language, delivering provocative truths about people’s ugliest impulses and asking the audience to laugh at them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Blind impulses welled up in his body, and his intelligence sought to make them plain to his understanding by supplying images that would explain them.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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