touch off

Example Sentences

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Investors have backed away from financial stocks as their risk tolerance falls and fears mount that stalled oil trade will touch off a global energy crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

What she couldn’t have realized on that afternoon in the Dolomites was that her success would touch off a stunning gold rush for the rest of Team USA.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal