gut feeling
Americannoun
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gut feelings
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"Then I was quite sure that my gut feeling was right and that it was a western reef heron in front of me," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Private secondary investors, on the other hand, are typically working with fewer data points, often pricing assets based on hype, momentum, gut feeling and even hope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
“My gut feeling is more of these are citizens than not.”
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
A few days before the assignment I had this gut feeling that I wanted a portrait of the bestselling author with a wall of mirrors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
She said to him, “I have a gut feeling they’re not going to be able to contain the virus in that one room.”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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