instinct
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"But no one knows for sure what will happen or not. You just rely on your intuition and survival instinct," the 34-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Ramsey thinks there can be an instinct to minimise what you are going through.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Horses have a hard-wired instinct to run when frightened,” NYClass executive director Edita Birnkrant said in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
As a father, every instinct tells you to protect your family.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ruthless as a gun dog, he picked up with rapid and unflagging instinct the traces of everything in the world I was most insecure about, all the things I was in most agony to hide.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Olsen: Do you find that your instincts have changed over the years?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
But this is one of those areas where our investing instincts can work against us.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Whatever lawmakers’ first, unsatisfactory instincts, they eventually will have to do their jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Those instincts are reflected in how he attacks defenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Adams’s partner in the dance was Abigail, whose political instincts rivaled Madison’s legendary skills and whose knowledge of her husband’s emotional makeup surpassed all competitors.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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