When the term was explained to the uninitiated, the knee jerk response was that paying attention to ESG (or certainly the E and S parts) was a way for companies and investors to lose money. Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Instead of taking the knee jerk reaction of picking up your toys and going home. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022 Despite the substantial losses the crypto market took over the weekend, King said the selloffs were merely a knee jerk reaction that happens from time to time, and not something to worry about in the long term.Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021 This transit can create confusion, and doesn't support knee jerk reactions. Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 19 Oct. 2020 My knee jerk reaction was to call the police and have Elenor call our neighbor friends a couple houses down. Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020 The Narendra Modi government’s knee jerk decision to curtail ties with China overnight could cost India heavily. Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 2 July 2020 The knee jerk reaction to provide ventilators for Africa is understandable. Efosa Ojomo, Quartz Africa, 2 May 2020 The knee jerk is, how could a team in UC’s precarious postseason position not try? Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 2 Mar. 2020 See More