reaction
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"The reaction of people all over Spain - adults and children alike - is that they are fully behind the national team."
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The leak also depletes the source for a chemical reaction, which is generating heat that, in turn, accelerates the reaction in a process called “thermal runaway.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
When the fruit is cut, bruised, or exposed to air, the enzyme helps trigger the browning reaction.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
“The universal reaction was shock,” said Lesa Lessard Pearson, chair of the Select Board in Belchertown, a town of 15,000 in western Massachusetts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Because of the interconnectedness of an ecosystem, when any species is thrown off balance, the whole system is weakened and a chain reaction of failures is set in motion.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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