triggers
Example Sentences
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When the shark takes the bait, it triggers the satellite-linked GPS unit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The infinite size of these drab catacombs triggers sense-memories of feeling small and confused in an ordinary place that feels all wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Antonelli said after the race that "still sometimes it triggers you a little bit how the system works".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Under the Philippine constitution, an impeachment triggers a trial in the Senate, where a guilty verdict on any of the charges would see her removed and banned from elected office for life.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There were two specific triggers that encouraged Copernicus to come up with something better than the Ptolemaic model.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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