as in instincts
an innate sense of what is true or what will happen
Although the child looked fine, the parents' intuition told them something was wrong.
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instincts
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Behavioral and ecological unknowns also loom large; modifying an elephant’s genes doesn’t guarantee mammoth-like instincts or behavior.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Perhaps Dimon is listening - to his shareholders, his instincts, and his vision for the company.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Intuitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitions. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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