trigger
Example Sentences
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The impact ignited global fires, triggered dramatic climate shifts, and wiped out the dinosaurs along with countless other species.
From Science Daily
Treasury yields ended the week higher as traders worried that the conflict in the Middle East will push up energy prices and perhaps trigger broader inflation.
For others the trigger is grievance, isolation or personal instability, which gradually hardens inside online echo chambers, where resentment circulates freely.
The heavy rainfall over the past week has triggered flash floods not seen in years.
From BBC
The two Mercedes ran together at the front until a safety car was triggered by the retirement of Lance Stroll's Aston Martin, which stopped in the run-off area at Turn Two.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
