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catalyst

[kat-l-ist] / ˈkæt l ɪst /


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That was the catalyst for the paint recycling enterprise and helping to make it more affordable for people.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

“Mid-June could prove a catalyst with SGH free to revise its bid or walk away,” says Jefferies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

UBS analyst David Vogt does not expect Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference to be a positive catalyst for its stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 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




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