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 stock market rout in reaction to Trump's sweeping tariffs announced Wednesday continued as pre-market trading opened Sunday, as the three major American indices saw futures selloff.
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James Powel, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Here’s what to watch today and next week: RETALIATORY RESPONSES from trading partners loom in reaction to U.S. levies set to take effect on Wednesday.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
NaN:NaN As markets around the world slumped and other countries plotted retaliation in reaction to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Democrat Maria Cantwell introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday that would require Congress to approve new tariffs.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Some of those exemptions were focused on protecting personal privacy – for example, in reaction to journalists requesting the autopsy file of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt after his 2001 death.
—David Cuillier, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Here’s what to watch today and next week: RETALIATORY RESPONSES from trading partners loom in reaction to U.S. levies set to take effect on Wednesday.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
NaN:NaN As markets around the world slumped and other countries plotted retaliation in reaction to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Democrat Maria Cantwell introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday that would require Congress to approve new tariffs.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Some of those exemptions were focused on protecting personal privacy – for example, in reaction to journalists requesting the autopsy file of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt after his 2001 death.
—David Cuillier, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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