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trigger

[trig-er] / ˈtrɪg ər /


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The findings do not mean that every large earthquake on one fault will trigger the other.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The final trigger is always some geopolitical event, natural disaster, default or change in financial markets, such as unexpected economic-data prints or aggressive interest-rate increases.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Over time, boredom, anxiety or habit can trigger the urge even when the hunger has disappeared.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

There’s no clear domestic trigger for when Americans have to worry about unsustainable budget math at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Without taking my eyes off the gopher hole, I mumble out “fish” and pull the trigger.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

It activates dopamine, the neurotransmitter in the brain that triggers a feeling of relaxation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Peter Richardson of Counterpoint Research said the channel could be as simple as a hotline, but it will be tough to define what triggers it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

She also spent a huge amount of time researching triggers and spent "hundreds on various things just to see if that would help" - from vitamins to chiropractors.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Over time, a dissociative response can generalize to situations or triggers that are far removed from the event that made it necessary in the first place.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

This triggers a discussion of what Marv intends to do with that kind of money.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Heavy rain triggered a mudslide in an Inland Empire burn scar on Thursday, according to forecasters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

This has triggered great excitement in the UK's small community of qualified fast jet test pilots.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The warning triggered a jockeying for control among senior municipal bondholders, bond insurers and junior debtholders offering competing financing that could either stave off a bankruptcy filing or fund the proceeding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The researchers found evidence that the treatment triggered a much broader healing response.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

TimeStar held his time travel device in his palm, triggered it with his thumb.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

The compound acts on a specific amino acid within the protein, triggering a pathway associated with cardiovascular benefits.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

But a change of address meant he missed a court summons, triggering a deportation order that ICE agents noticed.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Earlier this month, a dinghy which had launched from near Cherbourg in the Bay of the Seine - further west than boats normally depart - was brought ashore in Hampshire, triggering protests in Portsmouth.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In 2020, it was global lockdowns that sapped demand for fuel almost overnight, while triggering a short-lived U.S. recession.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

I’ve never seen colored shapes before without sounds triggering them.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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