gut reaction

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Aymann Ismail: What was your gut reaction to the news of the pardons?

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2025

"This way, we're measuring gut reaction to the light turning on -- which hand will you use on the spot?"

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

"My gut reaction was he was doing something athletic or mucking about and it had gone wrong," said Mr Badcock.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023

“It seems the gut reaction should be, ‘No, minors should not get tattoos,’ but minors will get tattoos,” Kakoulas said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022

My gut reaction is to volunteer just so I can look after Garrett.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman