catalyst
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The pound is likely to trade on external factors Thursday, Monex Europe said, pointing to Friday GDP figures as the next domestic catalyst.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Investors were already concerned about extended valuations in the AI realm, which has been the main catalyst for a global market surge in the past two years, eclipsing worries about the Middle East crisis.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
“Once we move past the geopolitical shock, I think that’s going to be the catalyst enabling that broadening to resume,” said Angelo Kourkafas, senior global investment strategist at Edward Jones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
That was the catalyst for the paint recycling enterprise and helping to make it more affordable for people.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The catalyst was his friendship with Robert W. Wood, a Johns Hopkins physicist whom Loomis had met at Aberdeen.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing catalyst
Break It Down: Cata
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Chemistry - Introductory
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