impulse
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Kennard said growing up in a quiet town had an impact on his "creative impulse".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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
Ms. Korsgaard believes “it was from there that the impulse came—the one that sent me out looking for butterflies.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
The door was half open—for Sarah’s return, no doubt—and he walked in, making no sound, feeling a confused impulse to flee.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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
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
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Her mind is an unquiet one, words and thoughts and impulses constantly crashing into each other.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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