instinctual

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His technical skill was instinctual and his style was unmatched — up until this point, scratching was mostly an East Coast thing.

From Los Angeles Times

For the actor, Padilha says, choosing what he wants to do is always instinctual, never premeditated.

From Los Angeles Times

“But the moves are so instinctual, grounded and human, so it’s freeing to perform. And when it was time to teach the dances to the other actors, I was the person in the room who already knew them! That’s the first time that’s ever happened to me. It put me in a bit of a leadership role, which was fitting.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Adult white sharks react quickly to hunting orcas, completely evacuating their seasonal gathering areas and not returning for months. But these juvenile white sharks may be naive to orcas. We just don't know yet whether white shark anti-predator flight responses are instinctual or need to be learned."

From Science Daily

From the beginning, her style has always been instinctual; a freeform jam session where she sits at the piano or with her guitar and just lets her ideas flow out.

From Los Angeles Times