triggering
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Molecules are repeatedly struck by ions and electrons, triggering chemical reactions that can create increasingly complex materials.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The blast last summer was the deadliest incident for the Sheriff’s Department in 150 years, triggering criminal investigations and more than $350,000 in fines from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The U.A.E. might also need a green light, explicit or otherwise, from Russia and the U.S. that it could receive the S-400 without triggering a diplomatic crisis with either party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort. Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days,” he wrote in a post on X.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Is it intensive food production that is the cause, triggering population growth and somehow leading to a complex society?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
