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At least half a dozen members of Congress are at risk of losing their seats in Tuesday’s primaries, as the midterm campaign begins with a frenzied gut check on voter anger.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
In the absence of data, the gut check sometimes still wins.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Probably not but do gut check your situational awareness.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
But running such a gut check against every single sentence or reference an LLM offers would be overwhelming—especially given that increasing efficiency is a major reason to use an LLM.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
In the absence of data, the gut check sometimes still wins.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Probably not but do gut check your situational awareness.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
But running such a gut check against every single sentence or reference an LLM offers would be overwhelming—especially given that increasing efficiency is a major reason to use an LLM.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gut check
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“Gut check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gut%20check. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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