- a variation of hard-wired.
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“Hardwired” is often used loosely to refer to functions that are innate and unlearned in living systems: “The ability to perceive objects in a certain way appears to be hardwired into the brains of mammals.”
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It’s hardwired before we’re old enough to vote, a search for a charming protector.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
We are hardwired, says Coles, to go for the guaranteed £50,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Our enduring affection for Ross may be hardwired into our collective psyche, in other words.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
Many researchers believe this trait is hardwired into our brains for evolutionary reasons.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
Not something expensive or impossible to find; not something encoded in DNA or hardwired into the circuits of their brains.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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