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act in response



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"Now it is our duty to act in response to this aggression," he said.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

The BBC has apologised to a former radio presenter after an internal investigation found a failure to act in response to homophobic abuse.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

Since tearing mode instabilities can form and derail a fusion reaction in milliseconds, the researchers turned to artificial intelligence for its ability to quickly process and act in response to new data.

From Science Daily Feb. 21, 2024

But the BOJ's focus on inflation and the economy does not mean it would never act in response to currency moves, the sources said.

From Reuters Sep. 12, 2022

Emotions which are to be developed248 must, as has already been said, find expression; we must act in response to their leadings, else they become but idle vaporings.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert




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