reflexive
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The thrill comes from the squint — the desperate, reflexive need to make out something in the haze.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 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
Mr. Swaim makes a useful case against reflexive anti-data center alarmism, but he omits a key objection: noise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
But Chip’s need for connection and reflexive sense of entitlement proves disastrous — the story isn’t going the way he wanted, and Groff allows it to collapse on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Everything followed in the same sequence, as it always did, the ritual sounds of getting dressed that now seemed so automatic, so reflexive.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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