- present participle of trigger.
triggering
Example Sentences
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Video games, says Wulf, are notoriously good at triggering nostalgia because gamers can "jump into the same environment".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The film, starring Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as grizzled spies on Easter Island in 1973, got a similar reception from gala festival audiences in Venice and Toronto in September, triggering instant Oscar chatter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Yet the questionnaire left enough room for interpretation, triggering disappointment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
“I cried yesterday ... it was triggering of Woolsey when we lost our childhood home in the mountains,” Sierka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
That Great Leap Forward poses two major unresolved questions, regarding its triggering cause and its geographic location.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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