triggered
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That year, Athens’s center-left government proposed modest changes to the pension system based on the Spraos report’s recommendations such as rising retirement ages and reducing payouts—only to backtrack when the plan triggered mass demonstrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
The overwhelming contribution from Earth's atmosphere was particularly surprising because the storm had been triggered by dense streams of material arriving from the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 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
Instead, those letters triggered a remarkable act of remembrance more than a century later.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
“They said the fire might have triggered the headaches, whether it was smoke inhalation or—or fear,” she finishes lamely.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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