triggered
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A note published by ING economist Rico Luman on Wednesday highlighted the surge in crude tanker rates that has been triggered by the geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The event was meant to herald Jaguar's future as a luxury all-electric marque, but it triggered a furious backlash in the press and on social media.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
His final journey through three countries triggered concerns about the number of people he could have been in contact with along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The case was triggered in November 2020 by a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
These and other discoveries add details, which continue to fascinate me, to our understanding of how agriculture’s rise triggered the rise of agriculturally based complex societies in the ancient world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
