reactive

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“We acknowledge the reactive appearance of this call, but what we interpreted as a bottoming process, akin to prior cycles last year, appears less so now,” Zener wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

For decades, wildfires were considered a reactive emergency, but more disaster experts are looking for ways to apply proactive messaging, deployment and warning systems to fires — systems more akin to hurricane preparedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

He expects the market to remain “highly reactive to headlines,” with geopolitical developments likely to overshadow underlying supply and demand fundamentals.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

They increase levels of "reactive oxygen species," unstable molecules that can damage cells, while also weakening the body's antioxidant defenses that normally keep these molecules under control.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The mesarthium, he thought, must be reactive with skin the way some other metals were, such as copper.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor