triggered
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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 Ukrainian system is triggered by the sound of a missile or drone, Lallemand said.
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
These and other discoveries add details, which continue to fascinate me, to our understanding of how agriculture’s rise triggered the rise of agriculturally based complex societies in the ancient world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
