in reaction to
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: in response to
The newspaper received many angry letters in reaction to the editorial.
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But Tesla shareholders also approved moving Tesla’s state of incorporation to Texas, partly in reaction to the Delaware decision.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 June 2024
McAfee shed some joyful tears on camera in reaction to his tween daughter's academic success.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
Social media users have pushed racist and misogynistic agendas when debating why she was left off Team USA’s Olympic squad and in reaction to the star taking hard fouls in WNBA games.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The statements, while made in reaction to a shocking court decision that will reverberate for months if not years, were dismissed by Democrats as GOP backpedaling.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 June 2024
McAfee shed some joyful tears on camera in reaction to his tween daughter's academic success.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
Social media users have pushed racist and misogynistic agendas when debating why she was left off Team USA’s Olympic squad and in reaction to the star taking hard fouls in WNBA games.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The statements, while made in reaction to a shocking court decision that will reverberate for months if not years, were dismissed by Democrats as GOP backpedaling.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
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