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
Some researchers previously suggested that climate change or unusually extreme weather might have triggered the disappearances.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Recounts can be requested by candidates in close races, and in some states recounts are automatically triggered if they fall within a certain margin.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The case has triggered outrage in Japan and reignited controversy over the heavy US military presence on the southern island.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
You want to know what Josie and Max triggered?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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