catalyst
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“Everyone knows these are great assets, but what’s the catalyst to unlock that value?” said Curry Baker, an analyst at Guggenheim Securities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
That was the catalyst for the paint recycling enterprise and helping to make it more affordable for people.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
UBS analyst David Vogt does not expect Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference to be a positive catalyst for its stock.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“While people are just chasing everything else, it’s very hard to get any sort of catalyst strong enough to turn this market,” Ostrovskis said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing catalyst
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