catalyst
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“We see this as an important catalyst to provide investors with greater certainty around higher shareholder returns, which we expect will drive a re-rating through CY26-27,” Citi says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Gnawing, almost unbearable heartbreak acts as the catalyst for a layered analysis of the ways humans — or, in the case of “The Sheep Detectives,” humans and their woolly friends — ache to forget.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The catalyst for Jonathan Glatzer to create “The Audacity,” AMC’s dark satire of Silicon Valley that takes aim at the desperation that plagues it, began as a father witnessing his teenage son’s relationship with tech.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
When the market has finally sucked the available supply buffers dry, that could be the ultimate catalyst for the next significant leg higher in oil, she told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
He was rarely the catalyst for their activities, and he was proud.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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Vocabulary lists containing catalyst
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