instinctual
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But consistent with his claim that he has always “had an intuitive and uncanny ability to help others with interpersonal problems,” the approach of “The 25th Hour” is more instinctual than evidence-based.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Even those with lives, careers and families are fundamentally lost, snared between their pursuit of personal justice and instinctual self-preservation.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
“Yermak was more a sort of instinctual negotiator…Budanov has his instincts, but I think he’s going to be much more punctilious about the preparations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Her references are instinctual: the curve of a staircase, the glossy page of a magazine, memories of watching her mother getting ready for a night out with girlfriends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Even though he still held on to his instinctual ways, he was comfortable enough that he ventured around the cage and made quite a bit of noise.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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