reactive

Example Sentences

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“We acknowledge the reactive appearance of this call, but what we interpreted as a bottoming process, akin to prior cycles last year, appears less so now,” Zener wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Given how unpredictable the war is likely to be in coming weeks, there could be pockets of opportunity when headlines cause reactive selloffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But markets are reactive not just to current conditions but to expectations about the future.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

For decades, wildfires were considered a reactive emergency, but more disaster experts are looking for ways to apply proactive messaging, deployment and warning systems to fires — systems more akin to hurricane preparedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

He’d thought it was some property of the metal that it was reactive with skin, but he was the only one who had reacted to it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor