impulsive
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Ariana Grande says decision to step back 'was not reactive or impulsive'
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
A 2016 study in the scientific journal Biological Psychiatry found that dominant and impulsive men who were given supplemental testosterone were at risk of acting aggressively within 60 minutes of taking it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“This was not impulsive conduct or a momentary lapse in judgment,” prosecutors said in a sentencing memo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Sybiga said on Friday he planned to return an award he received from Poland in 2022 after the "unjustified, impulsive and disrespectful" decision.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
He was a lot like his sister, impulsive and generous, but more moody; and though he sometimes had long gloomy spells, he was very talkative when not suffering from these.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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