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reactive

[ree-ak-tiv] / riˈæk tɪv /




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The catalyst first activates oxygen, producing highly reactive species.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Our cost crisis stems not from demographic inevitability, but from a reactive “you break it, we fix it” paradigm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“This means higher economic volatility and a more reactive monetary policy environment as inflation ebbs and flows,” they added.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

That could have made playing a highly reactive character like Carol therapeutic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

He’d thought it was some property of the metal that it was reactive with skin, but he was the only one who had reacted to it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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