reflexive
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People have gotten so used to preemptively apologizing for what they like that their mea culpas feel as reflexive as a sneeze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
All he had considered was his reflexive hatred of regulation — regulations that promote well-being; taxes that help communities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
For the hedge knight who inspired Baelor’s intervention, the motives are more reflexive.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
He hadn’t expected me to answer, maybe had given me up for dead already and was calling now out of some reflexive grief instinct that he couldn’t switch off.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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