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triggered

verb as in cause to happen

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The bill, which narrowly passed the state’s Democratic-led legislature last month, triggered fierce opposition from Los Angeles and other coastal cities, where housing prices are among the nation’s highest.

It was the second day of youth-led protests, triggered by anger over persistent power and water shortages, and Ms Edmondine's daughter-in-law ran into a nearby building with other protesters to take cover.

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The private-equity firms had planned to list Shawbrook earlier this year, but put the effort on hold because of market swings triggered by the U.S. tariff moves in early April.

In scrambling over Franco’s back fence, the two triggered a motion sensor light.

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Thousands have been killed and millions displaced since a military coup in 2021, which triggered a civil war with armed resistance groups and ethnic militias.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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