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Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
After your baby is born progesterone (which inhibits breastmilk production) drops and prolactin, which controls milk volume, and oxytocin, which triggers the let-down reflex increases, explains Nadine Rosenblum, the perinatal lactation program coordinator at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
16 Feb. 2026
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
22 June 2026
The cold water gasp reflex is completely involuntary and uncontrollable.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Adjective
There was a reflex stop on a David Kämpf flash rebound in the second period.
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Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
After your baby is born progesterone (which inhibits breastmilk production) drops and prolactin, which controls milk volume, and oxytocin, which triggers the let-down reflex increases, explains Nadine Rosenblum, the perinatal lactation program coordinator at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
Eating a balanced dinner gives this reflex a chance to get things moving, while the overnight hours allow stool to continue traveling through the intestines.
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Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
22 June 2026
The cold water gasp reflex is completely involuntary and uncontrollable.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reflex
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The plaintiffs allege Bio-Lab and the parent company, Kik LLC, had a history of chemical storage issues, and staff incorrectly tried to put out a water-reactive chemical reaction by adding water before the fire began, thereby causing the fire and toxic gas plume.
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This shift views human variability as an opportunity, transforming accessibility from a reactive function into a strategic lens for understanding people and driving business growth.
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Moreover, large mammals reuse significant shares of energy spent running, because a part of the kinetic and potential energy deployed to run is temporarily stored as elastic strain in muscles and tendons and redeployed as elastic recoil.
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This assigned her music an unproven political heft, much to her (and associated brands’) profit, with potential for a nasty recoil.
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The moped passenger, who police said was struck by the truck’s rear wheel, can be seen on the video splayed out unconscious on the street.
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Officers responding to the incident found an unconscious man lying on the sidewalk suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
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The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.
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Watching Jackie read her profoundly scary tale, my reaction moved from curiosity to revulsion to fear… not of her, but of Michael.
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The pressure to retreat to certainty was social, political and visceral.
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Almost a visceral urge to answer criticism.
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In the 66th minute, Tunisian goalie Aymen Dahmen left the goal empty to punch the ball away, but on the rebound, the Dutch fired from the left, and the ball soared toward the goal, hit the crossbar and bounced back out.
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Gas prices have dropped in recent weeks as a fragile ceasefire mostly holds, leading to a rebound in consumer sentiment.
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When the needle finally drops, the effect is Pavlovian.
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The result is a political Pavlovian response where even modest tax reforms come with a side of millionaire exodus think-pieces.
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Any bias, subconscious or otherwise, is in the margins, and relates to decisions that could go either way.
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Her Taurus moon also occupies her 12th house, an area of the birth chart associated with spirituality, secrecy and subconscious realms.
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“Reflex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflex. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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