sparked

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Like other chip makers, AMD is pushing to cash in on the surge in demand for central processing units sparked by the explosion of so-called agentic AI, or systems that can complete tasks independently.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Launched on Monday, the anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising crackdown, the "Tank Day" coffee tumbler promotion sparked calls to boycott Starbucks Korea and prompted a harsh rebuke from President Lee Jae Myung.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

A drone sparked a fire near a nuclear power plant in the U.A.E. on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned nearly a fifth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Besides making Coal instantly popular at both the middle and high schools, it had made the news and sparked a congressional investigation into military experiments.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste