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Which retail tradition is especially designed to encourage impulsive buying?

impulsive

[im-puhl-siv] / ɪmˈpʌl sɪv /


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She later told fans at a Chicago concert: "The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing. It is something that I had decided to plan... quietly, a long time ago."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

I can be impulsive and judgmental at times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Once AI took the chip off my shoulder, I was able to reply warmly and constructively, instead of giving in to impulsive, ego-driven irritation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

She’s the serious child, with younger brother Paul Petersen the impulsive scamp.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Then I get a flash of impulsive inspiration; I reach over, dig my thumb into her spoon, and smudge an ocher arc across the page.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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