triggered
Example Sentences
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The torrential downpours late Thursday triggered landslide warnings and power outages, with forecasters issuing the highest-level heavy rain warning for the Chiba region for the first time.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
When Clacton's last by-election took place in 2014, it was triggered when the sitting MP Douglas Carswell quit the Conservatives to join Farage's old party UKIP.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Back then it triggered almost no movement in long-term yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Most recently, a series of atmospheric river storms in January 2023 triggered a major landslide that initiated a nearly three-year closure of Highway 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Aspects of Vivian’s memory are triggered with each box they open.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
