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react

[ree-akt] / riˈækt /


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Instead, it relies on 16 unique silicon detectors, each designed to react slightly differently to incoming light.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

"While Sepa do their own regular monitoring of rivers, this fills in the gaps and allows everyone to react quickly if something is going wrong."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

An example comes from how investors react to midterm elections when, as is often the case, the political party occupying the White House loses seats in Congress.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Most people react in similarly positive ways, expressing empathy or, my personal favorite, commiserating with me over their own nebulous medical conditions.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Though grieving, the women of the 46th Guards didn’t react to Dusya’s death with fear or discouragement.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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