catalyst
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Some analysts think this is finally the year that Apple will unveil a foldable iPhone — and the impending launch has been hailed as a potential catalyst for the stock.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
"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
For cryptos, there’s another catalyst that could be pushing prices higher—Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
For one, Materne thinks growing adoption of “usage-based” performance metrics is one potential catalyst.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Perhaps there is some special inorganic, nonliving catalyst in the soil that is able to fix atmospheric gases and convert them into organic molecules.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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