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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Changes in animal behavior: To survive the upcoming winter, many animal species adapt their feeding patterns, migrate, or both in reaction to the equinox's changing light conditions.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Now fractures in the corporate debt scene are starting to show as interest rates climb in reaction to inflationary pressures and economic uncertainties.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Unlike Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), for example, which was formed in reaction to Eurozone policies in 2013, the FPÖ was founded in the decade after the Nazi era and has deep roots in Austrian politics.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
The bullish action of the advance/decline lines set the stage for the upside breakout in the S&P 500 in reaction to the FOMC announcement.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
Now fractures in the corporate debt scene are starting to show as interest rates climb in reaction to inflationary pressures and economic uncertainties.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Unlike Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), for example, which was formed in reaction to Eurozone policies in 2013, the FPÖ was founded in the decade after the Nazi era and has deep roots in Austrian politics.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
The bullish action of the advance/decline lines set the stage for the upside breakout in the S&P 500 in reaction to the FOMC announcement.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“In reaction to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reaction%20to. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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