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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

This new external impulse to reshape the Middle East originates not in grand chanceries but in nongovernmental movements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

In fact, he was so grateful that his strongest impulse was to give C.C. a big hug as a way of saying thanks.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

GLP-1 users’ subdued urges and impulses pose a particular challenge for the racks of snacks sold in convenience stores and supermarket checkout aisles, where consumption often occurs within 30 minutes of purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

But even if the country’s worst impulses still bubbled up, U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams described a sentiment around his team that might as well have summed up the whole tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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

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

But I had changed; I had none of that fear, none of those wild impulses now.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright