react

Example Sentences

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The “CNN effect” refers to the impact that round-the-clock news coverage has on policymakers to react to what’s happening.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

If the snake does strike, he noted, “they strike faster than people can react to the strike.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In addition, shifting wartime assets to western Saudi bases could have raised sensitive diplomatic issues as American officials were worried about how other Gulf states would react.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Financial markets in both countries swung sharply in recent weeks as investors react to developments in the war.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

What would they do, how would they react?

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland