spark

Example Sentences

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The measures - which in some cases were much higher than before trade deals were struck - sparked widespread turmoil for businesses and global economies.

From BBC

That sparked a run of 14 successive world title fights and Shields is yet to lose in 17 contests as a professional.

From BBC

She said that's when she realised that children in poor communities wanted to learn and that she could spark their interest in education through art.

From BBC

The huge amounts of electricity needed to power them and water to cool hot servers has sparked alarm at a time when countries have pledged to decarbonise their grids to try and slow climate change.

From Barron's

Pizarro has said that a leading theory of the fire’s cause is that a century-old transmission line in Eaton Canyon, which had not carried power for 50 years, somehow re-energized and sparked the fire.

From Los Angeles Times