gut feeling
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Maddox: The first gut feeling was complete disempowerment, devastation and anxiety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
"I know there is a big solidarity and everyone supports the same group. My gut feeling is supporters did not even know what was happening."
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
“My gut feeling is more of these are citizens than not.”
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
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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