reciprocal action

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But subsequent comments from Bessent on Wednesday, that the White House would not lower the rate without reciprocal action from Beijing, cooled enthusiasm on Wall Street.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Christodoulides said Monday that any improvement in European-Turkish relations should be based on reciprocal action by Turkey, adding that the EU prioritizes a Cyprus peace deal in line with U.N. resolutions.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

“Feelings and ideas are renewed,” he wrote, “the heart enlarged, and the understanding developed only by the reciprocal action of men one upon another.”

From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2021

The talks began in July, but Mexico has been resistant, citing lucrative Brazilian tourism and possible reciprocal action by Bolsonaro, one of the people said.

From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2021

I will return to a further and a careful consideration of the nature of the reciprocal action between the earth and the counter-trade, and the facts bearing upon the question, in another chapter.

From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Butler, Thomas Belden