touch off
Example Sentences
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Anthropic, which touched off last week’s market meltdown with advancements to Claude, ranks as one of the top initial public offerings in the pipeline for this year.
From Barron's
But it has also touched off a wave of speculation, made traditional wedding gifts unaffordable for many, and all but ended the informal gold mortgage system.
From Barron's
Union Pacific’s July agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern touched off speculation that Berkshire’s railroad, BNSF, would participate in another wave of consolidation.
The high lasted just a few hours — and touched off an extraordinary 14 days of rapid-fire accusations, investigative findings and a massive federal freeze of UCLA’s research funding.
From Los Angeles Times
“I just think my mechanics were a touch off there those first couple innings,” Wrobleski said.
From Los Angeles Times
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