triggers

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Cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum and Solana, tumbled without clear regulatory or macroeconomic triggers, driven by souring sentiment.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Discovering in the course of this book that Kim Thayil has synesthesia — a condition where one sense triggers another — was a huge aha moment.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Paramutation occurs when methylation present on one allele triggers methylation on another allele.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

When the shark takes the bait, it triggers the satellite-linked GPS unit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Something in the way the tennis players hold themselves, or the way they toss the ball, or the fluidity of their motion triggers something in his unconscious.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell