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reaction

[ree-ak-shuhn] / riˈæk ʃən /




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The results suggested that Mitch was doing much more than controlling a single metabolic reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Calvo said the reaction to "La Bola Negra" outside Spain has taught him that "if something is important to you, if you have truly felt it, then many other people will feel it, too."

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

"But at the beginning there's always that knee-jerk reaction of, 'I don't like this'," Lewis says.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The reaction probably was not what they expected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

On a usual day, operators are making sure that the chain reaction clips along at just the right rate for power production.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

When the documentary premiered in semi-secret at this fall’s Telluride Film Festival, viewers were asked not to reveal certain aspects in their reviews and reactions.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Ken Mahoney, CEO of Mahoney Asset Management, said the harsher reactions showed that “expectations were through the roof and a lot was already priced in.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

These dismissive reactions are becoming more common as old mainstream unifiers like radio and television lose their power and hits come from a wider range of genres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I find it difficult as well sometimes talking about the reactions that Caolan has had in the past and what could potentially happen in the future," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

I want them to see me, but I don’t want to see their reactions.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish


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