catalyst

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The latest development could be a catalyst, according to analysts at BMO Capital.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The results were “the catalyst for people to say, how much longer are we going to do this?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The real catalyst behind the rotation trade was a spike in borrowing costs during the government shutdown last fall, Kizemchuk said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The catalyst was his friendship with Robert W. Wood, a Johns Hopkins physicist whom Loomis had met at Aberdeen.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik