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Fight or flight gut check The study focused on a subset of the peripheral nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system, which becomes active when the brain detects danger.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Bottom line: Don’t be surprised if some excuse for a stiff gut check comes around before terribly long.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
But over the course of the social media age, a new gut check has emerged to test a president’s ability to capture the internet’s attention: Does this person make a good meme?
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 23 July 2024
The former president, known for bouncing ideas off everyone in his orbit, was calling up allies until the morning of his announcement as a gut check.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 July 2024
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Bottom line: Don’t be surprised if some excuse for a stiff gut check comes around before terribly long.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
But over the course of the social media age, a new gut check has emerged to test a president’s ability to capture the internet’s attention: Does this person make a good meme?
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 23 July 2024
The former president, known for bouncing ideas off everyone in his orbit, was calling up allies until the morning of his announcement as a gut check.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 July 2024
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“Gut check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gut%20check. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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