trigger
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It’s unclear what temperature would trigger an explosion; officials haven’t made that information public.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
When the fruit is cut, bruised, or exposed to air, the enzyme helps trigger the browning reaction.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
To formally trigger a leadership challenge, 81 of Labour’s 403 lawmakers will have to endorse him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Any poor results would trigger investigations to identify and fix the pollution source.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Weeks could go by with no one mentioning the subject, then one reported sighting would trigger off a whole spate of others.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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