triggered

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Should that occur, the next major target could be 5%, an area briefly reached during the first week of November 2023 before a bearish evening star triggered a sharp reversal.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"I won't forget it, how I felt - it triggered in me the most horrendous adrenaline shock," says George, a founder director of a fintech startup company from Devon.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That February, there was record precipitation and a memorable five straight days of rain that triggered hundreds of mudslides in L.A. alone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

As investors clamored to buy in, the ensuing volatility triggered a brief trading halt within seconds of the first trade.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Inevitably, this highly productive system of intensive agriculture triggered an immediate population explosion in Kyushu, where archaeologists have identified far more Yayoi sites than Jomon sites, even though the Jomon period lasted 14 times longer.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond