reflection
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Investors are increasingly borrowing to buy stocks, a reflection of greed in the stock market as they seek to amplify returns with margin debt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Customers clearly aren’t fans of what is arguably a reflection of Microsoft’s business practices as a whole.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Cassandra Hatton argues that the price of Gus is a reflection of how important a specimen he is.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The researchers found that a first pregnancy produced the largest changes in the structure and activity of the brain's Default Mode Network, a system involved in self reflection, social thinking, and other important mental functions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
She had done so to make a point about safety, of course, but upon reflection, perhaps a word of caution to Beowulf might have served just as well.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
A pair of heartwarming World Cup reflections: Soccer stirs up all sorts of emotions for fans.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Her reflections also challenge the way the public and political conversation has evolved.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The alternative is to look at their own reflections — and they wouldn’t like what they would see.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
This time around required him to carry the character’s story through his own reflections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
We sat at a table in the corner, our reflections mirrored in the black of the plate-glass windows.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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