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

Shareholders have been hoping for some kind of catalyst.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Friday’s non-farm payrolls report could be a critical catalyst for the currency, the Revacy Fund said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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