knee jerk

“The knee jerk is likely disappointment, given the lack of acceleration in both billed business and revenue growth,” Foran said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Investors do not want to see this and the negative knee jerk reaction is being seen,” Ives said of Alphabet stock’s drop.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

"Everyone recognizes there is a growing antibiotic resistance crisis, and the knee jerk reaction is to develop new antibiotics," You added.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

But a former cabinet minister - strongly opposed to withdrawal - described the idea as "knee jerk nonsense".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023

The Diagnosis is made at first by the fatigue, peculiar pains, loss of the knee jerk, the peculiar pupil and history of syphilis.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

Since the faces on display are unusually eclectic, the knee-jerk reaction is to fear the movie is making fun of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But as has so often been the case throughout Sánchez's career, the calling of the election was not a knee-jerk reaction but a carefully thought-out manouevre.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Asia’s tech selloff looks like a knee-jerk reaction to the headline, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, seems wary of such knee-jerk rebounds, and argues that a shift in attitudes toward option trading may help explain them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

In a knee-jerk reply, Emily added, “No offense to the Cyclops.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman