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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The Nikkei stock index fell nearly 5% on Monday in reaction to a surging yen following Ishiba’s win over Sanae Takaichi, a monetary dove and fiscal expansionist, in Friday’s leadership contest. Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024 Bond yields did initially spike in reaction to that services number. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story co-creator Ryan Murphy is commenting on the groundswell of support for the Menendez brothers in reaction to his blockbuster series. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 South Korea, in reaction to the North’s balloon campaign, activated its front-line loudspeakers to blast broadcasts of propaganda messages and K-pop songs. Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in reaction to 

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“In reaction to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reaction%20to. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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