impulse
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But what happens when those impulse buys become a habit rather than a one-off?
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Admittedly, looking to A.I. for rescue is usually an eye-roll-worthy impulse.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Olsen: I like that you had the impulse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I decide when I’m going to shop or not. It eliminates the impulse to purchase things I wasn’t already thinking about purchasing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
On an irresistible impulse I leaned down and gave her a kiss.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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
Examples can include speaking too loudly in a library or struggling to control impulses, difficulties that can occur with ADHD.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 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 meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
I had intended to, but I was beset by so many impulses that I could not act.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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