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triggered

[trig-erd] / ˈtrɪg ərd /


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Concerns were triggered after China’s three telecom operators announced changes to VAT treatment, with some telecom services reclassified into higher tax bracket, lifting VAT to 9% from 6%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hausmann said the initial euphoria triggered by Maduro’s capture—when he was texting furiously with Venezuelan friends—dissipated when they realized full-scale change was still a ways off.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they can also be triggered by even a slight breeze.

From BBC

He had weathered two previous rounds of no-confidence motions, also triggered by his use of the constitutional provision known as Article 49.3 to push the bill through parliament in earlier stages of the process.

From Barron's

That triggered a booking frenzy that led to the movie’s opening in more than 3,000 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, plus an additional 1,200 theaters in other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal