reflex
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Like a teenage reflex, I sprinted to the comments to see what people were saying.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
It can take several months for investors to fully overcome this reflex, during which traders can profit by not underreacting.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
This time, gold showed both its reflex and its restraint.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
It becomes activated as the baby stretches these tissues, triggering a neural reflex that boosts uterine contractions.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
Her heart pounded, and she almost threw up—her stomach contracted and turned over, and she felt a gag reflex in her throat.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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