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a powerful or confident feeling that something is true or will happen

acting purely based on intuition without evidence or clear reasoning

to possess a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts

to trust and proceed with an intuitive feeling

to take action based on an intuitive feeling

to find evidence that proves an intuitive feeling was correct

to gamble or take a risk based on an intuitive feeling

to support an intuitive feeling, often with resources like money