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
The November 3 takeover of Ueno Bank amid major insolvency concerns locked hundreds of thousands of Paraguayans out of their accounts and triggered the impeachment and arrest of president Santiago Pena.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 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
Any screening process triggered by the sanctions announcement could prompt these investors to sell bank stocks before the sanctions bind those funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
And there’d certainly been no instructions about how she should prepare herself in case she accidentally triggered the end of the universe.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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