reflex
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"When a doctor taps your knee to check your reflex, they're testing that exact connection."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
The old Fed reflex treats growth as suspicious.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
City's prolific striker Lamb's close-range effort was kept out by Byrne-Hughes' incredible reflex save and he also somehow scooped an effort over the crossbar from inside the six yard box.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Even high-profile cases involving figures like Sean Combs reflect the same cultural reflex: disbelief, deflection, delay.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
I whirled, still moving by reflex, back-tracking and stopped and now there was another and another, seven-all hanging before a gutted storefront.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
The physical motion created while walking could also contribute by triggering reflexes that encourage the intestines to become more active.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
My reflexes were so slow, it was like I was underwater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
"We face a world situation that has changed and the institutions and practices and the reflexes that were honed and very successful in the past no longer are," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
The former Atletico player fired towards goal from seven yards out but Oblak showed lightning-quick reflexes to keep out the shot.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Equipped with reflexes much faster than those of the most quick-wired man, he swoops over as much as twenty-eight feet of earth in a single stride, and corners on a dime.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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