killer instinct
Americannoun
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killer instincts
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I have zero killer instinct and, like most Americans today, no military background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Marc Cucurella has urged Chelsea to show a killer instinct after their failure to finish off Sunderland in Saturday's damaging 2-1 defeat.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
England may lack the killer instinct needed to win in this winter's Ashes, says former Australia head coach Justin Langer.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
The Rams have gotten tantalizingly close to winning at Detroit and Chicago, and at home against the Packers but so far they’ve lacked anything close to a killer instinct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
But the killer instinct is dead in fighters today and it has to be ignited.
From Vital Ingredient by Llewellyn
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