react
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Birds living in cities appear to react differently to men and women, and scientists are struggling to explain why.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Should we get to the depths of winter and there's a massive spike in costs of oil, for example, we do have the ability to react to that," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The moved was widely expected, which may explain why Boeing’s stock didn’t react.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Dixon says that the technologies should be able to help growers react to issues more quickly and accurately, adding that most crop-protection chemicals rarely hit their intended target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
It took everything Mother had not to react.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Loretta Mester, who as Cleveland Fed president from 2014 to 2024 called for the institution to explain how it reacts to economic developments, said the episode showed the limits of leaving markets to guess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
And it will shift depending on how one reacts, as there are multiple endings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Roy Keane: Foden gets up and reacts obviously, so he's sent off.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
When someone loses weight, the body reacts as if it were a threat to survival.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
He likes putting sound effects into comedies, the sillier the better, and he reacts to them like a delighted little boy.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Niemi said he asked the same question about gay men abusing children to several interview subjects that day, and none of them reacted with violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
ECB President Christine Lagarde has reacted coolly when asked about the prospect of the central bank intervening to support French debt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Characters that reacted more actively to their surroundings were generally considered more conscious and more aware.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Credit-default swap spreads have widened across several major AI companies, but stock prices have reacted differently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Alex reacted quickly, striking out with the heel of his right hand.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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They can also be embedded in habitual ways of reacting to people and navigating relationships.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
In June, a US plan to establish an Ebola treatment facility at a military base in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki sparked concern, with Kenyans reacting furiously about the risks of cross-border infection.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Prosecutors have said Linton was pretending to seize during the tests, noting the scan itself did not show brain activity consistent with an epileptic episode during the moments when she was physically reacting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“At least someone is reacting to surging energy prices and interest rates.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
She didn’t even look up to see how I was reacting.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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