knee jerk
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When asked about how tough sentencing in Northern Ireland is Dame Siobhan said there can be a "knee jerk reaction".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“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
Cross the knee to be stimulated over the other leg, and tap the tendon just below the knee cap, and the knee jerk appears.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Robert S. Woodworth
“So, if inflation is elevated, there will be a knee-jerk selloff in tech,” Hackett predicted.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
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
As if this knee-jerk response were anticipated, Sally reassures the audience that what they came to see will be different than what transpired before.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
First, yields jumped across maturities in a knee-jerk response to the news that core consumer prices had climbed 0.3% last month—more than what economists had predicted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a knee-jerk reply, Emily added, “No offense to the Cyclops.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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