trigger

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For others the trigger is grievance, isolation or personal instability, which gradually hardens inside online echo chambers, where resentment circulates freely.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Ten Hag felt it had been triggered by his omission from the England squad in September and the knowledge he would not be going to the World Cup in Qatar.

From BBC

He argued that event contracts served "legitimate economic functions", allowing businesses to hedge against risks triggered by events.

From BBC