triggered
Example Sentences
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The movement was triggered by the police eviction on Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her lifelong Madrid apartment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
An attempt to buy a recently volatile Nasdaq-listed microcap stock at Fidelity this week triggered an approval process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Heavy rain triggered a mudslide in an Inland Empire burn scar on Thursday, according to forecasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
This has triggered great excitement in the UK's small community of qualified fast jet test pilots.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Jesper caught himself nervously wiggling the baleen wedged between his teeth with his tongue and forced himself to stop before he triggered it.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
