gut feeling
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Sophia, can you compare the gut feeling you had when you found out Charles Manson was your grandfather to how you felt when you finished the documentary?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Rather, it is about becoming attuned to their characteristics and developing a gut feeling.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
It was a gut feeling, that we should get on our bikes.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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