triggered
Example Sentences
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The French Air Safety Investigation Authority, the BEA, said that as the plane approached Heathrow, there was a data system failure which triggered a stall warning.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
These intersections play an important role in many reactions triggered by light because they allow energy to move rapidly between electronic and structural motion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Their valuations declined in the sell-off this year triggered by a concern that AI adoption could disintermediate them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Tunick's requests to have a lawyer present were repeatedly denied and when asked to unlock his Google Pixel phone, he allegedly supplied a passcode that triggered software that wiped the device.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“The quarterly tax payments that Savannah filed triggered an audit by the Internal Revenue Service.”
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
