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reactive

[ree-ak-tiv] / riˈæk tɪv /




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It is intended to be proactive as a deterrent rather than reactive to a team talk as it happens.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Because this type of multipoint investigation is reactive, the product that’s suspected of causing the illness may have already moved through the supply chain into stores or restaurants and has already been consumed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Moreover, one expert I spoke with, Sarah Taber, a small farmer and crop scientist, describes FoodNet as a “long term library of disease data,” not a reactive tool that’s useful in real time.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

That replaces “siloed, reactive tools with integrated, automated protection,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 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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