triggered
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Using copper to transmit the sound vibrations through the kelp soup, scientists played Huber’s recordings, which triggered something that caused the brew to act like the original.
That has triggered a wave of activist campaigns seeking operational changes, buybacks or board representation.
That hasn’t triggered a capitulation in stocks yet, the bank’s March Fund Managers’ Survey indicated, although the poll’s broadest measure of investor sentiment still sits at the lowest level in six months.
From Barron's
That debate would have triggered a discussion about the cost of runaway benefits, which would have reined in the size of benefit checks long ago.
From MarketWatch
These processes were only triggered when the Fc fragment was present.
From Science Daily
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