innate

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Galthie, a deep thinker who reads philosophy and classical literature, has admitted he believes in an innate French characteristic, to fight hardest and best when pushed to the brink.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Instead of being concerned with product placement, they had an innate understanding of what their office symbolizes and demands.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

They’re styled by a stylist, and nothing is innate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“What I didn’t love about fashion was there was an innate snobbiness,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

I would say to Yali: the striking differences between the long-term histories of peoples of the different continents have been due not to innate differences in the peoples themselves but to differences in their environments.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond