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Recent Examples of killer instinct
The slick shooting, killer instinct, and trash talk combined to create the greatest scorer in WNBA history.
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Zach Harper, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Before his passing, Kobe Bryant would routinely mention Taurasi as the most polished player in women’s hoops and praise her killer instinct.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The Avs lost some of the killer instinct and became more passive, looking for pretty plays instead of simple shots against a beleaguered Blues squad.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Peter observed that Min Ho appeared to still have feelings for Kitty and reminded her that her killer instinct for matchmaking is her superpower.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Remove the starch gel from heat and whisk in 100 grams (6 ¾ tablespoons) water to cool.—
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Because bananas contain both soluble fiber and resistant starch, the combination of these types of fiber can help regulate blood sugar levels after eating.10 4.—
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But new life and civilizations await, including a villain that will test our characters’ grit and resolve.—
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Because buried underneath all the playoff grit and defensive toughness is a generational offensive weapon — one who can shift a game, a series, even a season with the flick of a wrist.—
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Owing to her Western spunk, talent for deduction, ability to identify a tobacco scent Holmes cannot and the detective’s need for a sidekick, she’s made his assistant.—
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Further, students should embrace their true voice in the letter, showing their quirks, personality, and spunk.—
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In addition to curiosity and resourcefulness, Perino says writing skills and a healthy dose of gumption can sometimes produce good results.—
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Seemingly unlike Democrats with president Donald Trump, Jon Stewart has a bone to pick with Chuck Schumer and the minority party’s lack of cohesion and gumption around fighting back against GOP legislation.—
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In Spanish, my grandmother read tales from Las Mil y Una Noches—in English, The Thousand and One Nights—bringing the world beyond Leigh Street, Scheherazade's magical world of Central Asian pluck, heroism and ingenuity, into the life of my mother and her siblings.—
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Yes, Republicans have been getting an earful from their districts, but those skirmishes are going to look perfectly benign compared to what a vindictive Trump could unleash for lawmakers who show too much pluck.—
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This workaround defeats the spirit of the deferral rules.—
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These lowball glasses give a fashionable look to an old-fashioned or a splash of any spirit.—
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Since the senior leadership team is ideally the executive sponsor for AI initiatives, this continuous learning process will help with better assessment and speed up decision making to scale use cases.—
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Social engineering initiatives, such as rigid diversity mandates, divert companies’ ...—
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Living in such isolation has taught Wendy about self-reliance, but also about the unique warmth of the rural Mexican community.—
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Research reveals how traditional masculine norms—like emotional stoicism, self-reliance and achievement orientation—directly conflict with practices that enhance leadership effectiveness.—
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“Killer instinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killer%20instinct. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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