instinctively
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The five former CIA directors or acting directors who signed the statement would have understood this instinctively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Customers would instinctively have run away from the fire, towards the back where the restrooms were, Busakorn tells BBC Thai.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Others argue, with some force, that the true definition of “risk” is one that everyone on Main Street would instinctively understand: Forget the volatility — what are the chances I will lose my money?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Saira Malik, chief investment officer at Nuveen, compares the situation to what happens when a driver instinctively lowers the volume on the car speakers when trying to concentrate on street signs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Garrett had figured that out instinctively, because he had gone looking for a bucket.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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