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catalyst

[kat-l-ist] / ˈkæt l ɪst /


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Yields climbed steadily until late in the U.S. trading session with no obvious, strong catalyst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Terafab enthusiasm has been a major catalyst behind the “dramatic ascent” of Intel’s stock this year, D.A.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Producing hydrogen by splitting water with a catalyst can be cleaner than the dominant industrial method, which relies on natural gas.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Saturday's triumph could be the catalyst for that.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Franklins reputation served as the catalyst in an exchange, as Smith of South Carolina attempted to discredit his views by observing that “even great men have their senile moments.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The company’s numbers disappointed but there are several catalysts looming.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Calm is the highlight, but resilience is even more important because there are so many potential catalysts to drive markets lower,” he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Susquehanna analyst James Friedman raises his price target on IBM stock, citing ‘a number of upcoming quantum catalysts.’

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Further efficiency gains and expected higher fee income could be the lender’s potential rerating catalysts, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Hearing about Rosa Parks and her protest showed me that there is hope for me and all the students in Ms. G’s classes to truly be catalysts for change.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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