triggered
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Shares of Amazon moved briefly into record territory on Friday, just a few months after fears over the tech giant’s massive planned spending on artificial intelligence triggered a major selloff.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The decline has triggered cutbacks, mandatory and voluntary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
A vegetation fire that ignited in Riverside County on Wednesday afternoon damaged at least one home and triggered evacuations in Jurupa Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
One installation, triggered by flushing the toilet inside the Tardis, emits the sound of the fictional time machine taking off.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
I knew that smells triggered memories, so I breathed in deep.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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