triggered
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The sibling dispute was triggered after Mark Walter agreed to sell the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner at a $12.5 billion valuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ukraine's lawmakers approved the country's new defence minister on Wednesday, a month after a reshuffle that triggered a public backlash after the dismissal of his popular predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Last week, the company’s second-quarter earnings report triggered a selloff for the stock as revenue fell short of consensus estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
His jailing triggered large-scale protests by supporters, which were met with a crackdown by authorities.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the 2000s progressed, however, consumer habits shifted away from department stores and malls, which triggered their eventual decline.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
