responding

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Last year, it flexed its economic and diplomatic muscle, responding to Trump with tit-for-tat tariffs and restricting the export of rare earth minerals essential for advanced manufacturing.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Rahma engages in good-natured banter, responding to each proposition with “100% agree” or “100% disagree.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"You'd think she'd be doing everything she could to try and save a child's life, knowing full well that he wasn't responding; he didn't appear to be breathing and he was going blue."

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The consul general had been responding to a Times editorial supporting a boycott of products made with cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

There is no point in responding or trying to be reasonable.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed