impulse
Example Sentences
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“But currently the AI infrastructure build-out is delivering an inflationary impulse to the economy.”
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
She did some moves that were pretty irrational, and she would have times where she would act on impulse, and it became more and more unstable and unsafe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
We regret having to relate such details, but it is crucial to remember when the understandable human impulse is to forget such horrors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
However, psychopathy likely reflects a broader pattern of brain differences involving motivation, emotional processing, impulse control, and social behavior.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
At the same time, my father was rethinking his impulse to leave his wife and children.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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