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instinct

[in-stingkt] / ˈɪn stɪŋkt /


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Music is such a powerful medium, and I’m responding to instinct over anything else right now in terms of what I feel like I need from music and what I feel like I can offer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

David proved "his instinct for showmanship", Schatz said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

He explains rather than simply demonstrates, an instinct that has surprised the coaching staff as much as his football has.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Fear can serve you, it’s an instinct that keeps you alive, but it can also paralyze you,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The handful of millennia separating the Agricultural Revolution from the appearance of cities, kingdoms and empires was not enough time to allow an instinct for mass cooperation to evolve.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

For this kind of gathering, my decorating instincts tend toward three descriptors: Short, fat and fall-colored.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

BBC pundit Chris Sutton: "He has to be in that bracket when you talk about the world's best. Harry Kane has instincts that are simply uncoachable."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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

It took all Nathan’s nerve and many deep breaths to calm his instincts to squish the spider that was crawling up his leg.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young


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