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trigger

[trig-er] / ˈtrɪg ər /


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“Conversely, Tehran has warned that renewed escalation would trigger a significant response, which could push crude prices higher.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The unreliable airspace and transport networks – coupled with agricultural losses, business disruption and reconstruction costs – trigger banking and insurance crises, producing a global recession.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

Mitch Edelson, the club’s current owner, said he’s proud of that legacy and champions it today — but fears that it may have tripped some kind of content trigger at Meta.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

The personalized treatment, which is called intismeran, is administered alongside Keytruda, which helps trigger the body’s immune response against the remaining cancer cells.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

I pulled the trigger and the wind stopped blowing.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

She also spent a huge amount of time researching triggers and spent "hundreds on various things just to see if that would help" - from vitamins to chiropractors.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

Over time, a dissociative response can generalize to situations or triggers that are far removed from the event that made it necessary in the first place.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2026

By understanding how Spirostomum repeatedly triggers and resets its calcium-driven contraction system, researchers hope to uncover principles that could be adapted for synthetic devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

"This unpredictability triggers the dopamine system, creating a compulsive cycle of seeking and anticipation," University of Leicester lecturer Quynh Hoang wrote.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The dusty smell of the place triggers a bunch of memories.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Residents in Lithuania's capital Vilnius were also forced to take shelter in May after a drone alert was triggered, briefly grounding flights and rail travel.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The researchers found evidence that the treatment triggered a much broader healing response.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

The rush triggered a selloff in the Istanbul stock market this week, spreading pain to dozens of similar funds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

But there’s a catch: a barrier level that, once triggered, starts a clock.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

This place, and especially the sight of a doctor, triggered such horrible memories for him.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

But a change of address meant he missed a court summons, triggering a deportation order that ICE agents noticed.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2026

Earlier this month, a dinghy which had launched from near Cherbourg in the Bay of the Seine - further west than boats normally depart - was brought ashore in Hampshire, triggering protests in Portsmouth.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules that would allow startups to raise money through tokens without triggering securities regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The picture shocked Al-Drimly, triggering emotions he was still parsing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

He’s being treated only by strangers, natives of 13 — no one from home or the Capitol has been allowed to see him — to keep any dangerous memories from triggering.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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