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reactive

[ree-ak-tiv] / riˈæk tɪv /




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Base metals are common, reactive, and often useful in manufacturing, like copper, zinc, nickel, and tin.

From Barron's

“The best law enforcement is proactive, not reactive,” Kemp said.

From The Wall Street Journal

This precise tuning altered how the particles managed electrons, allowing them to produce higher levels of reactive oxygen molecules.

From Science Daily

It just was more reactive and it was a bit more sober and less an idea.

From Los Angeles Times

But she may be a better reactive comedian than she is a performer alone on stage, left entirely to her own devices.

From The Wall Street Journal