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catalyst

[kat-l-ist] / ˈkæt l ɪst /


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The Meta Connect conference on Wednesday could be a further catalyst for the company’s stock as Meta provides updates about new AI launches.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

"Polymer source material is abundantly available from consumer waste, and our catalyst system, aluminum molten salts, is very cheap," Qiu said.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

He told his followers that this period isn’t the end of the story, but the catalyst for change.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The first foreign head of government to attend the annual "State of the European Union" address, his visit is meant to act as a catalyst ahead of an EU-Canada summit in Montreal next month.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

We hope this book will inspire you to be the fourth leg of the race by encouraging you to pick up a pen and be a catalyst for change.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

“Calm is the highlight, but resilience is even more important because there are so many potential catalysts to drive markets lower,” he noted.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

The results reveal the atomic-scale source of the catalytic activity and show why it is important to observe catalysts while they are operating under realistic reaction conditions.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

“Buying negative-beta stocks helps a long term oriented portfolio ‘ride out’ volatility events, with interest rate, geopolitical and midterm election uncertainty the catalysts for another such event as September gets underway,” the analysts said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Susquehanna analyst James Friedman raises his price target on IBM stock, citing ‘a number of upcoming quantum catalysts.’

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Hearing about Rosa Parks and her protest showed me that there is hope for me and all the students in Ms. G’s classes to truly be catalysts for change.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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