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"What's exciting here is that just a few minutes of intense exercise can trigger a significant molecular response," says Cohen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Do we think Ossoff meant to trigger the firestorm he did?

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

By boosting income, these withdrawals can reduce tax breaks and trigger tax increases based on income.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But the problem Edwards anticipates is that, while stretched equity valuations themselves may not trigger a bear market, they render markets highly susceptible to bad news.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Of course, he did not know whether Runcorn was sufficiently important to get away with this, and even if he managed it, Hermione’s non-reappearance might trigger a search before they were clear of the Ministry....

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The BBC's Tom Bateman takes a look at what triggers these public insults, and what are the questions the president doesn’t want to be asked.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

There is less consensus on whether climate change itself triggers stronger El Ninos, though evidence for this is emerging.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

However, maintaining that heightened state of readiness may also increase the chance of immune "friendly fire," in which the body mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues and triggers autoimmune disease.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Once the audience gets past their disorientation, the slapstick triggers enough silly goodwill that my auditorium squeezed out generous spurts of applause.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Adeline drew a pair of imaginary guns from imaginary thigh holsters and posed, fingers pulling imaginary triggers, making little pew! pew! pew! sounds with her red mouth.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

That triggered a stampede of fans trying to leave the stadium after many thought it was a gunshot, San Pedro coach Corey Walsh said Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

This has triggered a humanitarian crisis marked by rolling blackouts, the collapse of tourism, agricultural shortages and worsened medical care.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

The first was triggered by the new engine regulations introduced this year - did he even want to continue racing in this form of motorsport?

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

A highly-popular tech evangelist who pushed for reforms, Fedorov was dismissed in July in a divisive reshuffle that triggered unprecedented protests in his support.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

All those momentous consequences of pottery triggered a population explosion, causing Japan’s population to climb from an estimated few thousand people to a quarter of a million.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Moldova also said a Shahed-style drone -- used by Russia -- crashed on its territory, triggering a fire near the border with Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Another worry is that any effort to cap Treasury yields could backfire by triggering a selloff in corporate bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nobody wants to be subjected to one more triggering, off-key note of an Edwin Díaz dirge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

So-called panic scams can work by triggering stress responses that shift victims into fight-or-flight, clouding rational thought, according to cybersecurity experts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

As we hurried down the road, I explained to her how Frankie and I had rushed to Mr. Whitby’s place after triggering the vision at the World’s Fair.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros