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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Initial instinct" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to a first reaction or gut feeling about a situation or decision. Example: "My initial instinct was to trust her judgment, but I later had doubts."
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Bernanke's initial instinct was the right one.
Her initial instinct to trust him, though, proves valid.
So your initial instinct to laugh at him was correct.
My initial instinct was to mock you mercilessly.
And my initial instinct upon hearing that question is maybe, you know, split it 50-50.
"My initial instinct is to run from whatever is going on," Robinson said.
Indeed, Jobs's initial instinct had been to hire a new designer.
Cherin Perelman's initial instinct, to seek help from an established reputable placement agency, was good.
The initial instinct of their leaders was to crush demonstrators, and blood has flowed.
Sadly for both science and scientific gamblers, Ladbrokes's initial instinct proved correct.
In 20 years of professional practice, he never abandoned his initial instinct to claim poetry from space.
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