trigger
Example Sentences
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“This could trigger more buying from Indian refiners,” the analysts add.
The selloff has investors on edge, and on the lookout for signs it will force big firms to unload their holdings—triggering further declines in digital-coin prices.
He had weathered two previous rounds of no-confidence motions, also triggered by his use of the constitutional provision known as Article 49.3 to push the bill through parliament in earlier stages of the process.
From Barron's
“When that much rock goes, the pressure drop on magma below would be huge … That could trigger eruption.”
From Literature
That triggered a booking frenzy that led to the movie’s opening in more than 3,000 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, plus an additional 1,200 theaters in other countries.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
