catalyst
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The dollar and Treasury yields continue to fluctuate at elevated levels, leaving precious metals without a clear directional catalyst.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
That momentum could very well be set to end, with the SpaceX IPO being the catalyst.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Artificial-intelligence advances have been a primary catalyst for this corporate profit boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The recent stock surge lacked an obvious catalyst, though SoFi launched its dollar-pegged stablecoin earlier in the week.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing catalyst
Break It Down: Cata
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Chemistry - Introductory
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