trigger
Example Sentences
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The youth-led protests were triggered by a brief social media ban, but were fuelled by anger at economic stagnation and an ageing elite seen as out of touch.
From Barron's
Then the sudden nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Fed triggered a sharp dollar rally that sent gold sliding.
The aggressive immigration operation in Minnesota had triggered large protests and nationwide outrage.
From Barron's
Just after 06:00 on 27 December, the fire brigade in Gelsenkirchen and a private security firm received a fire alarm warning from the bank, which may have been triggered by the thieves.
From BBC
A vote favoring Albertan independence would trigger a complex, and untested, series of constitutional procedures before taking effect.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
