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she guessed from the friendly interaction that they were close to the other parents in the organization
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Her interactions with Nam, the audience, and even her reaction to seeing actor Lee Byung-hun in the audience were so authentic and endearing.
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Octopuses are highly intelligent and curious creatures, and their interactions with humans are often playful and exploratory.
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Christopher Mercado, who retired as a lieutenant from the New York Police Department, agreed with McNeil’s legal team’s suggestion that drivers should record their police interactions and that a camera mounted inside a driver’s car could offer a unique point of view.
—Jeff Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
Kevin Kempf, who served as director of the IDOC in 2016, told CNN affiliate KBOI at the time that inmates were confined alone for up to 23 hours a day with little human interaction, received meals in their cells, and were allowed showers only three times a week.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Octopuses are highly intelligent and curious creatures, and their interactions with humans are often playful and exploratory.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Christopher Mercado, who retired as a lieutenant from the New York Police Department, agreed with McNeil’s legal team’s suggestion that drivers should record their police interactions and that a camera mounted inside a driver’s car could offer a unique point of view.
—Jeff Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
Kevin Kempf, who served as director of the IDOC in 2016, told CNN affiliate KBOI at the time that inmates were confined alone for up to 23 hours a day with little human interaction, received meals in their cells, and were allowed showers only three times a week.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Interaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interaction. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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interaction
noun
in·ter·ac·tion
ˌint-ə-ˈrak-shən 
: the action or influence of people, groups, or things on one another
Medical Definition
interaction
noun
in·ter·ac·tion
ˌint-ə-ˈrak-shən
: mutual or reciprocal action or influence
interaction of the heart and lungs
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