reaction
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“My first reaction was: This is absolutely ridiculous,” she told me.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
His reaction, he added, was that “it’s impressive — shut up and take my money.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Near 1830 GMT, shares of the giant US lender were down around six percent after earlier falling nearly nine percent, a reaction that reflects investor surprise at the announcement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
With the party already weakened, why this reaction from the authorities?
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Perhaps it was pathetic, but Clare was touched by this reaction.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
But Piti said the BOT’s experience with shocks like wars and tariffs has taught it to avoid knee-jerk reactions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
To overcome this limitation, the research team began by using quantum mechanics simulations to build a detailed database containing 152 chemical reactions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Such agents help reactions proceed by accepting or donating electrons, but some can be hazardous to handle and generate unwanted waste.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Until now, much of the effort to improve organic electrosynthesis has centered on familiar factors, including the electrical voltage, the materials used for electrodes, and the composition of the liquid in which reactions occur.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Cells depend on chemical reactions to live: during respiration, for instance, sugar combines chemically with oxygen to make carbon dioxide and energy.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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