in reaction to

idiom

: in response to
The newspaper received many angry letters in reaction to the editorial.

Examples of in reaction to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The equation creates a workforce talent level, and the governor acknowledged that in reaction to the decision. Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024 In 1975, in reaction to the police beating of Peter Yew the previous month, thousands of residents and workers in New York’s Chinatown neighborhood protested violence at the hands of police, shutting down many of the neighborhood’s businesses and marching to City Hall. The Arizona Republic, 18 May 2024 In 2019, Iranians protested in reaction to an overnight spike in gas prices. Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2023 In 1871, Congress passed the Ku Klux Klan Act in reaction to the extensive racially motivated crimes carried out by the Ku Klux Klan across the United States. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2024 The actress broke down in tears in reaction to the cheers from the audience after the movie was shown at the Palais in Cannes, Variety and Deadline reported. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024 And the idea that the behavior developed in reaction to an injury from a fishing line, or even because of overfishing, is dubious, because the orcas very rarely, to our knowledge, attack fishing boats — for unclear reasons. Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024 Americans have been eager for any signs of hope amid the overdose crisis, but experts have cautioned against declaring victory too soon in reaction to year-to-year changes in overdose deaths. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 The rally was organized in reaction to the president refusing to negotiate with protesters at an encampment on Harvard Yard. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024

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“In reaction to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reaction%20to. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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