triggered
Example Sentences
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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%.
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.
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.
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