act in response
Example Sentences
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"Now it is our duty to act in response to this aggression," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The BBC has apologised to a former radio presenter after an internal investigation found a failure to act in response to homophobic abuse.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
A basic function of cells is that they act in response to their environments.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
But the BOJ's focus on inflation and the economy does not mean it would never act in response to currency moves, the sources said.
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2022
Emotions which are to be developed248 must, as has already been said, find expression; we must act in response to their leadings, else they become but idle vaporings.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert