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reaction

[ree-ak-shuhn] / riˈæk ʃən /




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During an event in Rochdale, one asylum seeker told an undercover reporter that his solicitor had even coached him on his facial expressions and reaction in front of Home Office officials.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

This delayed reaction means that even if oil prices begin to fall in the coming weeks, the momentum of that initial increase will remain embedded in the economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

China’s largely muted public reaction to President Trump’s Iran campaign reflects a measured effort to avoid risk while safeguarding its interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“The reaction from bonds makes sense,” partly because inflation was already sticky before the Iran conflict, Gude told MarketWatch during an interview.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

It becomes less likely that a neutron will strike a uranium 235 nucleus, and the fuel can no longer sustain a chain reaction.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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