triggered
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Under those conditions, rocky pebbles falling through the atmosphere could have triggered a remarkable chemical reaction.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Treasury investors are set to take a breather on Wednesday’s Veterans Day holiday after hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve governor and higher-than-expected October inflation data triggered a sharp bond selloff Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Allied pro-democracy rebels claim to have controlled oil fields in Magway's Myaing township since 2023, the third year of a nationwide civil war triggered by a coup.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
This financial help is triggered across hundreds of postcodes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland when there is a prolonged period of below-zero temperatures.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
It proves to have been triggered by many of the same causes that played themselves out at Cajamarca, in East Asia, on Pacific islands, and in Australia and New Guinea.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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