sparked

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The prospect of a strike had sparked wider concerns in South Korea, where Samsung Electronics alone accounts for around 12.5 percent of gross domestic product and memory chips make up about 35 percent of exports.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

It led to one of his most famous albums, 1962's The Bridge, and has sparked calls for the bridge to be renamed in his honour.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The depreciation of hybrid-electric models has previously sparked concerns that Ferraris with batteries might not retain their appeal as solidly as those without.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

There is no word on what sparked the blaze or whether there were people in the facility at the time the fire started.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

We were simply sparked, ignited—free to wander hand in hand, all the world before us, not what it was but what it could be, the world to come, the one we made ourselves.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely