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trigger

[trig-er] / ˈtrɪg ər /


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Lescure said he doesn’t believe there was a specific trigger for the selloff, though he added that adjustments investors often make around the end of the quarter could have played a role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

They focused on the P2X7 receptor, which helps trigger inflammatory signaling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

With Kane dropping deep, defenders are pulled out of position, a trigger which Gordon has used brilliantly to make runs the opposite way.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The sugar, found in most mammals but not in humans, prompts the antibodies that trigger an allergic reaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

There it was, a few inches down from the trigger that had shot out the hook and rope.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

The death of a Russian lab technician triggers fears of a pneumonic plague outbreak, even as health officials downplay the risk.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"This study offers a framework for understanding how different triggers can converge to cause the exact same profound clinical exhaustion."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Even moving something from one box to another triggers a brief encounter with the past.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It activates dopamine, the neurotransmitter in the brain that triggers a feeling of relaxation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

She wants to be absolutely sure that being in the same room with Olly didn’t activate any of my triggers.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

The event was meant to herald Jaguar's future as a luxury all-electric marque, but it triggered a furious backlash in the press and on social media.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The “Avengers” star previously opened up about his hometown of Montecito, noting that the emotional weight of the change triggered some physical side effects.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The case was triggered in November 2020 by a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I understand that the events have triggered a number of very different theories among residents or the region and beyond,” said Kobzev.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

It is my medical opinion that in Hawaii you had an episode of myocarditis triggered by a viral infection.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

The financial crisis began in 2008, sending huge economic shockwaves across the world and triggering recessions in many countries.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The incident has revived tensions over the U.S. military presence on the Japanese island, triggering small street protests and drawing a diplomatic rebuke from Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In effect, the measure would allow the governor and the Legislature to put more money into budget reserves, creating another option to avoid triggering rebates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Powerful earthquakes are one of the events capable of triggering these submarine landslides.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Making matters worse, he’d bombed during their first debate in October, triggering a wave of eleventh-hour anxiety among donors and advisers.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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