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react

[ree-akt] / riˈækt /


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Investors seemed to react to weekend clashes hampering traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and wondered is multiple interest rate hikes are more likely to emerge this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Of course, borrowers can’t be certain of how banks will react to the new proposal until it’s finalized and companies have time to digest it.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Spike Lee’s masterpiece was met with hand-wringing when it arrived in theaters 37 summers ago, with white critics fretting how “urban audiences” would react to its shocking ending of brutality and angry protest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The real measure of the film's success will be how fans react - and producer Safran tells Newsbeat how DC hopes to bring them back on board.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

He waited for the people to react, but they just stood there watching the building burn.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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