impulse
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That White House staffers apparently felt comfortable anonymously attacking Holmes in personal terms suggests that the impulse has trickled down too.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
What doesn’t change is our impulse to explain complicated social and economic changes by assigning a personality to an entire generation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
In addition to dragging the pieces into place, much of the opening episode seems meant to satisfy an impulse to show off Kansas City — Sudeikis grew up in that area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
While many HR pros frown on such behavior, some, parents themselves, told me they could understand the impulse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I knew she was holding back on her impulse to hug me in front of everyone.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
But even if the country’s worst impulses still bubbled up, U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams described a sentiment around his team that might as well have summed up the whole tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
It’s no wonder that theater etiquette has declined when so many people are turning to their obsequious chatbots for validation of their worst impulses.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Here, she discusses greedy women, cold mothers and her own tradwife impulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
"The US president has strong impulses that are not always easy to explain in terms of grand strategy," Clary says.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Ralph needed to know what his limits were, and his impulses, what evil and what good he had it in his soul and hands to fashion.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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