triggered
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A selloff in South Korean semiconductor stocks in early Thursday trading triggered a temporary trading halt on the main bourse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
An Austrian archduke’s visit to Sarajevo in 1914 triggered the war that nearly destroyed European civilization.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
To investigate how inflammation affects fetal development, Cheadle and his colleagues triggered an immune response in pregnant mice at different stages of pregnancy.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Wong sprang to prominence during widespread protests more than a decade ago, and was later involved in the huge pro-democracy rallies in 2019 that triggered the imposition of the national security law.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
You want to know what Josie and Max triggered?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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