triggered
Example Sentences
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Harris's rage appeared to be sparked by Shipton's accidentally pressing her emergency alarm, which triggered a phone call to a crisis response helpline.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Using these results, the team reconstructed the development of each tumor, beginning with the original mutation that triggered the cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Consumer prices rose 3.34 percent in June, and growing economic strain triggered protests by students demanding the government stop excessive spending, including on its billion-dollar free-meals scheme, which has since been cut back.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Although her Global Entry has been reinstated, Walker “has received no confirmation that the government has expunged any record that triggered her revocation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The sound triggered a chain reaction across the neighborhood, and soon barks were coming from every direction.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
