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trigger

[trig-er] / ˈtrɪg ər /


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The sugar, found in most mammals but not in humans, prompts the antibodies that trigger an allergic reaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Because electric vehicles don't have the auditory cues and vibrations from the engine that we're used to, which indicate when the car is accelerating, this could trigger motion sickness, Di Giulio says.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Additionally, it could trigger a 15-to-23-basis-points increase to core inflation, which excludes food and energy, the Barclays economists said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

When heat and sunlight react with airborne emissions from wildfires, vehicles and industry, they create ground-level ozone pollution, which can damage lung tissue, cause breathing problems, trigger asthma attacks and lead to other health issues.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He let go of the device with his left hand, felt along the side until he found the trigger again, fingered his way to where he knew the green button to be.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

"Ultra-processed food triggers dopamine, the pleasure hormone, which promotes craving. Food companies work with scientists to find just the right amount of sugar, salt, and fat that make you want to eat more and more."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even moving something from one box to another triggers a brief encounter with the past.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It activates dopamine, the neurotransmitter in the brain that triggers a feeling of relaxation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Peter Richardson of Counterpoint Research said the channel could be as simple as a hotline, but it will be tough to define what triggers it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 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

The film is a satire about an impending climate change apocalypse that’s triggered by the drilling operations of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, played by Cruise, who looks nearly unrecognizable clad in prosthetics and greying hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Then came Friday’s U.S. jobs report — which underwhelmed Wall Street, took the odds of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike in October below 20%, and triggered more swings in U.S. government bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Instead, failure is usually triggered by the movement of vortices, tiny regions where magnetic flux can pass through the material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

They said because the listing by Which? was not "live" on its site across the two months it was present, "some of our automatic fraud controls were not triggered to completely remove the closed listing".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bobby had triggered similar reactions at other tournaments and matches; fans often wrote him admiring letters.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In effect, the measure would allow the governor and the Legislature to put more money into budget reserves, creating another option to avoid triggering rebates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The worst-case scenario would be that something cracks in the AI story, triggering a notable pullback, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

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

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

“The triggering circuit,” Kadalyi said cheerfully, “isn’t attached. It remains with me. You see?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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