catalyst

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"Everybody was trying to figure out, 'How did DeepSeek do it?'. And it's really… been a very positive catalyst for the Chinese AI ecosystem."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Marl-Brock had been telling others and that was "the catalyst" for what happened later.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Financial innovation has long been celebrated as a catalyst for efficiency, inclusion, and growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The pool of individual investors that acted as a catalyst for private-credit firms’ rapid growth is now a source of fragility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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