triggered
Example Sentences
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If he is found to be at fault and suspended, another by-election could be triggered.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Belgium midfielder, 29, moved to Old Trafford this summer on a five-year deal from Villa when United triggered a £35m release clause in his contract.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Back then it triggered almost no movement in long-term yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Epic rains triggered landslides that closed Highway 1 into the famed coastal enclave for three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The most striking change in his personality was his volatility: good news triggered uncontained outbursts of joy, often extinguished only through increasingly acrobatic bouts of physical exercise, while bad news plunged him into inconsolable desolation.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
