instinctively
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At this point, most of us instinctively reach for the salt.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
“It’s a level of skill set and longtime loyalty that cannot be replaced overnight. Because the president has been in this industry for five decades, he instinctively knows that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Confronted with the inexplicable, Morewedge says, we instinctively turn to the “incredible psychological machinery that we have for thinking about how people behave.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
But Keno runs instinctively: An ungrateful graduate of the foster-care system, he’s lived mostly on the streets and avoids trouble, except for all those misdemeanor violations Riley knows about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
And I instinctively knew something else as well: that it was safer for both of us if I didn’t ask any more questions.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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