instinctive
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"When panicked, people fall back on their instinctive responses, and don't read small print in a dark and possibly smoke-filled cabin."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Exercises often pushed students into strange scenarios or premises: embodying an object, exploring a feeling or inhabiting a logic to find more instinctive, present performances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
At the end of the show, a stunning reading of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” revealed the instinctive ease with which she can navigate the sweet, syncopated phrasing of Dominican merengue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
For a long time, I assumed the solution was to become more instinctive.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
He knew that he was an instinctive man, not a planner, and he did best when he fell back on instinct.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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