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triggered

[trig-erd] / ˈtrɪg ərd /


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Its glass-heavy appearance, strikingly different from a traditional Ferrari, triggered a global social-media storm.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

For instance, Harvey Elliott would have triggered a move worth £35m if he made just 10 Premier League appearances last season.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The researchers found evidence that the treatment triggered a much broader healing response.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

But there’s a catch: a barrier level that, once triggered, starts a clock.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

But my hesitancy only triggered something in Czerny that I will forever associate with New Yorkers—an instinctive and immediate push back against thinking small.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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