catalyst
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CVC’s fee-paying assets under management were in line with expectations, with encouraging figures in secondaries, catalyst and wealth initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
If software is turning around, the stock market could have a new catalyst for gains.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Mejia said it became the catalyst for a federal investigation into Alexander Soofer, who in January was charged with wire fraud amid allegations that he took $23 million in public funds meant for homeless people.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
So those won’t be a catalyst for a volatile move.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Perhaps there is some special inorganic, nonliving catalyst in the soil that is able to fix atmospheric gases and convert them into organic molecules.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing catalyst
Break It Down: Cata
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This Week in Words: March 3 – 9, 2018
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Chemistry - Introductory
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