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as in reactions
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
my response to my first boxing defeat was to train even harder
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as in replies
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
the real estate office's unhelpful response to my question about what houses in the area are renting for
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But people’s responses have been interesting.
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Each conversation comes across as a sort of sermon, setting interviewees’ responses against rich musical backdrops.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The movie is more suitable for Easter, but Lew Wallace’s novel is more about the Incarnation and people’s responses to it.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite the mixed responses, the image continues to fuel debate across social media.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Climate change, pandemics, economic inequality, artificial intelligence, and other existential risks demand international responses.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
These responses have been edited for length and clarity.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
By expanding this approach to online chats or chatbots, customers can ask questions and receive verbal human-like responses.
—Ilya Lashch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The company was able to automate and tailor review responses to streamline operations and deliver on-time customer care with vastly less intervention from local managers, leading to an increase in review response rate with a corresponding 55% reduction in employee time spent responding to reviews.
—Afif Khoury, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Marley Marius, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Each conversation comes across as a sort of sermon, setting interviewees’ responses against rich musical backdrops.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The movie is more suitable for Easter, but Lew Wallace’s novel is more about the Incarnation and people’s responses to it.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite the mixed responses, the image continues to fuel debate across social media.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Climate change, pandemics, economic inequality, artificial intelligence, and other existential risks demand international responses.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
These responses have been edited for length and clarity.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
By expanding this approach to online chats or chatbots, customers can ask questions and receive verbal human-like responses.
—Ilya Lashch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The company was able to automate and tailor review responses to streamline operations and deliver on-time customer care with vastly less intervention from local managers, leading to an increase in review response rate with a corresponding 55% reduction in employee time spent responding to reviews.
—Afif Khoury, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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