trigger
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Gwynne apologised for offence cause and said he regretted "badly misjudged" comments in the WhatsApp group named Trigger Me Timbers.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Trigger warning for any daughter who has ever had a fraught relationship with their mother: Gish Jen’s remarkable and heartbreaking latest book, “Bad Bad Girl,” may prompt a flood of feelings not felt since adolescence.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
Delicious in Dungeon was initially released as a comic book in 2014, before being adapted for TV by Japanese animation studio Trigger.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024
Trigger warnings put out before plays mean that modern audiences have gone "soft", actor Ralph Fiennes has said.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024
My mom had the enthusiasm of somebody who just played Chrono Trigger for the first time and has to tell everybody about it.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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