instinctively

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The electrical field created by the device’s magnetic technology is exponentially greater than anything a shark would encounter naturally, so they instinctively avoid it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Newhouse was instinctively private, but behind that, Boccardi said, was a generous man, at home anywhere and curious about everything.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But we get used to new tech quickly and turn to it instinctively.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Most parents instinctively understand this, which is why AI is being hyped as a way to give kids more socializing-at-school time.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Like Watson, and like Wilkins and Franklin, he was also instinctively drawn to the structure of a molecule capable of carrying hereditary information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee