impulse
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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
“The app helps her get over some of the impulse moments, so I thought there’s some real opportunities to benefit the greater good.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Supermarket staples like cleaning spray aren’t usually impulse buys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Misty, we come to understand, has similar anger management and impulse control issues as her brother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I fight the impulse to reach up and touch his eyes, to check and make sure they really belong to Joon and not some sad grandfather, homeless and lying in the street.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
People do not become Olympic gold medalists because they suppress impulses all day long.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
They also reported poorer sleep, a stronger desire for continuous stimulation, and greater difficulty resisting the urge to immediately check their phones or act on impulses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 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
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
Ralph needed to know what his limits were, and his impulses, what evil and what good he had it in his soul and hands to fashion.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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