knee jerk
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“The knee jerk is likely disappointment, given the lack of acceleration in both billed business and revenue growth,” Foran said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Investors do not want to see this and the negative knee jerk reaction is being seen,” Ives said of Alphabet stock’s drop.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Everyone recognizes there is a growing antibiotic resistance crisis, and the knee jerk reaction is to develop new antibiotics," You added.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
In the past, Campbell said, India’s leaders have had “almost a knee jerk reaction” to resist such massive multilateral projects.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
His knee jerk was slighter than on the other side, but it was present and the weakness was due to the loss of power in the muscles.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
A left-back is essential and this is not just a knee-jerk reaction to the defeat at Hull City - you can see United are short in that position.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, seems wary of such knee-jerk rebounds, and argues that a shift in attitudes toward option trading may help explain them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The currency could suffer knee-jerk weakness if the Fed holds rates steady, TD Securities said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But Borgli is testing how capable audiences are of tempering their knee-jerk reactions.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Part of it was the new, knee-jerk anger, but mostly he was thinking of Lily.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
