in reaction to
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: in response to
The newspaper received many angry letters in reaction to the editorial.
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That move was in reaction to remarks made by the late-night host about Charlie Kirk during his monologue last Monday, just a few days after the conservative activist was shot dead in Utah.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Even so, Pineyro said there have been conversations with police in Doral about preparing for the possibility of large-scale celebrations in reaction to the possible ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Not to mention the economic data investors will scan between now and every Fed meeting to assure themselves the central bank will step in with more rate cuts to boost consumer spending — which appears to be weakening — but not in reaction to a recession.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
In 1881, in reaction to pogroms in Russia, Jewish groups that called themselves Lovers of Zion began organizing migration to Palestine and helped establish agricultural settlements there.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Even so, Pineyro said there have been conversations with police in Doral about preparing for the possibility of large-scale celebrations in reaction to the possible ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Not to mention the economic data investors will scan between now and every Fed meeting to assure themselves the central bank will step in with more rate cuts to boost consumer spending — which appears to be weakening — but not in reaction to a recession.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
In 1881, in reaction to pogroms in Russia, Jewish groups that called themselves Lovers of Zion began organizing migration to Palestine and helped establish agricultural settlements there.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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“In reaction to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reaction%20to. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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