trigger
Example Sentences
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Any poor results would trigger investigations to identify and fix the pollution source.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“Yields have appeal, but interest rates are trending higher globally and the trigger for a reversal is uncertain,” Citi Research’s Tomohisa Fujiki says in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Providers say the regulator is now overly responsive to safeguarding alerts, or notifications, which then trigger inspections.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Enter here and add exposure on a breakout above the cup-base trigger at $214.81.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
I have shot it, but I tend to wince when I pull the trigger, and that throws my aim off.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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