trigger
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With the exact trigger now identified, researchers say vaccine developers can adjust the pVII protein in adenovirus-based vaccines to remove this rare risk.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
Everyone outside Los Angeles blames them — nothing personal, mind you, but as a symbol of the gaping financial disparity in baseball and a trigger for the almost certain lockout to follow the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
That’s because the mood on Wall Street in March and early April hasn’t been pessimistic enough to trigger a contrarian buy signal.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
A pass back from the opposition was often a trigger for his teams to aggressively apply pressure.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
This seemed to trigger some reaction in Trina, and she shifted away from the wall and put her weight fully on her feet.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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