knee-jerk reaction
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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
Asia’s tech selloff looks like a knee-jerk reaction to the headline, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
If forcing his premature departure was really Glasner's intention then it has not worked with Palace refusing to make a knee-jerk reaction.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
Investors had a knee-jerk reaction, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rising to 4.23%, its highest settlement level since Sept. 2.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
They didn’t just have a knee-jerk reaction to immediately respond to the text.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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