reactive
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Because this type of multipoint investigation is reactive, the product that’s suspected of causing the illness may have already moved through the supply chain into stores or restaurants and has already been consumed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Moreover, one expert I spoke with, Sarah Taber, a small farmer and crop scientist, describes FoodNet as a “long term library of disease data,” not a reactive tool that’s useful in real time.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
There has been some speculation online that the spheres are propellant tanks for spacecraft, and so could contain residual amounts of a highly flammable or reactive substance.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Although simply squeezing water into tiny spaces does not inherently make it more reactive, the surrounding material can still influence its chemistry.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
“That’s the mesarthium,” he said, and asked, curious, “Have you noticed its being reactive to skin?”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Vocabulary lists containing reactive
Chemical Reactions - Introductory
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Matter and Energy 2: Properties of Matter, Chemical Reactions, and Energy
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The State of the Union Address 2015
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