triggers
Example Sentences
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Even moving something from one box to another triggers a brief encounter with the past.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
It activates dopamine, the neurotransmitter in the brain that triggers a feeling of relaxation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
"Our industry can be crushed" if a court win for TikTok triggers "unbridled" AI voice cloning on social media, actor Bin Shimada told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Now sending Muse to Amazon triggers the admonition, “Continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon’s Conditions of Use, to which our customers have agreed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Usually, we don’t think of anger as the thing that triggers things like tapping.”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
