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intuition

[in-too-ish-uhn, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn tuˈɪʃ ən, -tju- /


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The obvious intuition doesn’t seem to hold up, though.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"My intuition is that it probably is as bad. If you look at the sheer number of hotspots, it's still trending up and up," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Or, as we strive to become the perfect parent, are we losing our intuition?

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"I encourage everyone to not ignore intuition or an observation, even if it isn't part of your field of expertise," he told another outlet.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

No matter how sharp my intuition is, no matter how well I do at Drake or how perfectly I score in defense and target practice and hand-to-hand combat, Metias’s eyes always hold that fear.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

"I think I understand more about why that wasn't done -- obviously gratefully -- but that is an area where my intuitions were just off."

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

She was arguably the least influenced of the three, yet the moral intuitions of writers seem to be that she most betrayed the craft.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

We trust our intuitions when we should rely on rational calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

Beyond economics, we found that judgments about excessive wealth are also shaped by deeper moral intuitions.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025

He himself seldom had that sort of feeling about people—if they were nice to him, he liked them—but his dæmon’s intuitions had proved reliable many times.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman


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