triggered
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The vote of five siblings to sell the shares triggered the termination clause in the trust, and the filing argues that the trust doesn’t grant trustees discretion to disregard a valid vote to terminate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
One possibility is that adjusting DEAF1 activity could reproduce some of the molecular changes normally triggered by physical activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nor has it factored in players who may feel they have missed out on salary increases, or triggered payments, for how their club might have performed.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
This cohort kept “buying the dip” even during April 2025, when a global trade war rattled professional investors and triggered a deep selloff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
A simple, old-fashioned financial panic, triggered by the failure of Lehman Brothers.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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