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
FakeHaul founder Jack Yang said he built the app for someone he knows who struggled with impulse shopping.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Markets have been given another AI relief impulse, but the underlying structure remains fragile,” Munnelly says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Misty, we come to understand, has similar anger management and impulse control issues as her brother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 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
People do not become Olympic gold medalists because they suppress impulses all day long.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Wives” shares some of the same impulses of Caryl Churchill’s brilliant, time-hopping feminist comedy “Top Girls,” but the comparison isn’t really a fair one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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
It was only possible to keep so many kids in line because they were not actually kids—because there was some older nature inside them, warring against and balancing their childish impulses.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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