knee jerk
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"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
Unite's deputy regional secretary, Davy Thompson, said minimum service levels are "the most invidious example of knee jerk legislating this country has seen in a long time".
From BBC • Jan. 13, 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
“It wouldn’t surprise us if the knee jerk reaction was to sell and the end of the day we’d be higher.’
From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2022
For all that, the cerebrum can exert an influence on the knee jerk.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
