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reflexive

[ri-flek-siv] / rɪˈflɛk sɪv /


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All he had considered was his reflexive hatred of regulation — regulations that promote well-being; taxes that help communities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Mr. Swaim makes a useful case against reflexive anti-data center alarmism, but he omits a key objection: noise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

"There are some people whose reflexive reaction to any kind of major event is to claim it's fake and staged, no matter what it is," Rothschild told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He hadn’t expected me to answer, maybe had given me up for dead already and was calling now out of some reflexive grief instinct that he couldn’t switch off.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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