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reflex

[ree-fleks, ri-fleks] / ˈri flɛks, rɪˈflɛks /


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It can take several months for investors to fully overcome this reflex, during which traders can profit by not underreacting.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

This time, gold showed both its reflex and its restraint.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

It becomes activated as the baby stretches these tissues, triggering a neural reflex that boosts uterine contractions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

It is a reflex that inhibits critical and intellectually consistent thinking.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

My reflex kicked in, and I blocked her hand with mine, but I used the wrong hand.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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