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The Nav Nirman agitation in Gujarat helped trigger veteran socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan's movement against former prime minister Indira Gandhi in the 1970s.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The new term was designed to draw greater public attention to heat-related warnings, although it does not trigger any official measures nationwide.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

"When the ferns dry out, the thick mats act as the ideal fuel to trigger massive wildfires," Van de Schootbrugge explains.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, DRL’s remaining skeleton crew was tasked with removing trigger words from documents.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

The gun was red, the trigger guard bright green.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

However, a conditional obligation to buy based on appearances, goals or triggers such as European qualification could be interpreted either way, depending on how likely it is that Garnacho ultimately completes a permanent move.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

This triggers a process called thermal runaway, where rapidly rising temperatures cause the battery to spontaneously combust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Depression triggers are terrible bait regardless of whether there’s candy after the tears.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

This triggers the belief that Lena is a woman who went missing 13 years before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Then we’re to stand behind an image of our choice and talk briefly about the topics the picture triggers in us.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

This time, the instant reaction triggered a steep fall in energy and defense-related share prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced Mykhailo Drapaty as the country's new commander-in-chief, following a political crisis triggered by Zelensky's surprise ousting of a young modernising defence minister.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

As their savings ran out, she said, it triggered so much stress that she developed facial paralysis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Robust first-half earnings from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs last week have triggered earnings and recommendation upgrades from research analysts as they say Wall Street’s success may be shared by rivals in Europe as well.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Walter’s release coincided with increased media interest in the death penalty, triggered by the increasing pace of executions.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Hundreds of small businesses saw their inventories wiped out in the strike, triggering angry comments on social media.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

"Ferns responded to and delivered the fuel that fanned the flames, triggering repeated massive wildfires. A truly hellish world."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

The public outcry comes as AI becomes more intertwined in people’s daily lives, triggering fears as big as human extinction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The U.A.E. might also need a green light, explicit or otherwise, from Russia and the U.S. that it could receive the S-400 without triggering a diplomatic crisis with either party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

That Great Leap Forward poses two major unresolved questions, regarding its triggering cause and its geographic location.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond