reactive
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Animals that had elevated SETD7 levels when they were young developed more reactive dopamine neurons and showed more anxious behavior than mice whose SETD7 levels remained normal throughout life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Our cost crisis stems not from demographic inevitability, but from a reactive “you break it, we fix it” paradigm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ariana Grande says decision to step back 'was not reactive or impulsive'
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Under former Fed Chair Jerome Powell, for instance, bond markets tended to be more reactive to his press conferences rather than the policy bias from statements by the Federal Open Market Committee.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The chemosterilants of this group are alkylating agents, which are extremely reactive chemicals, capable of intense cell destruction, damage to chromosomes, and production of mutations.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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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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