innate

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“But the social aspect has to come with some innate awareness of what you’re doing. This is a big killer on pace of play.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

There is nothing innate to human psychology or inherent in modern economies that indicates recessions are part of an inevitable business cycle, he writes in his new book, Recession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

On his own console he dialed for a creative and fresh attitude toward his job, although this he hardly needed; such was his habitual, innate approach without recourse to Penfield artificial brain stimulation.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick