impulse
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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
What doesn’t change is our impulse to explain complicated social and economic changes by assigning a personality to an entire generation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The new head coach underscored that it can be easy for impulse and emotion to take over, but uplifting one another and letting mistakes refine you rather than define you is integral to success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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
Liyana had an impulse to stand very close to Poppy, for protection, and also for translation, so he could keep her posted on what was being said.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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 if you’re honest, you also loved watching the guy dumb enough to buy it fume over the futility of his impulses.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“There is relatively little in the way of new impulses for the eurozone this week,” Metzler analysts said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Luke stared at the bedroom, fighting a million different impulses, each of which pulled him in a different direction.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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