instincts
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Wing-back would seem the most likely, but the 20-year-old's defensive instincts are not the same as those of Aaron Hickey or Nathan Patterson.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kritenbrink, for his part, said the summit has done "nothing to curb the competitive instincts of both sides on AI."
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The gravitational joy of Wilson’s comic approach is watching how he follows his instincts and later applies his own sui generis mortar to the assembled vérité blocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
He said he had reason to believe that Harris’ own instincts might have led somewhere different in that election but that she never had enough control over her own campaign to follow them.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
All my life those instincts had been instructing me in this single doctrine—that the odds are better if you rely only on yourself.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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