catalyst

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AI advances provided the catalyst that ignited Palantir’s stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Shareholders have been hoping for some kind of catalyst.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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

At home Brian was virtually silent, and Tony wasn’t sure what had been the catalyst for his keen intellect, or how and from where he had acquired it.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger