triggered

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials captured a bear Monday at Hansen Dam a day after it caused a stir among residents and triggered a police response.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

England and Wales will remain mostly cloudy, and while southern England and South Wales are likely to see sunny spells develop, some heavy and thundery showers could be triggered.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The team focused on turbidites, which are layers of sediment left behind by underwater landslides that are often triggered by earthquakes.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Another gauge of services activity and trade data are the main events in a quiet week for China, whose economy has so far shown resilience to the energy shock triggered by the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I mean, we’d triggered a warning boom when we snuck inside.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia