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[trig-er] / ˈtrɪg ər /


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They help destroy pathogens and trigger the early inflammatory response.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Matthew Higginson, the EA's area environmental manager, said the regulator, police and local authorities had a joint "trigger plan" in place.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Still, he said, "in a market where valuations are increasingly dependent on ambitious revenue and cash flow projections, the headlines have been enough to trigger a meaningful one-day repositioning".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

They can also trigger a scramble for better returns that pushes investors into riskier assets, undermining financial stability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Remarkably, under current law, an actual conviction or finding of a formal violation is not necessary to trigger exclusion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

She listed anorexia and severe stress, such as going through a divorce, as other possible triggers.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Ultra-processed food triggers dopamine, the pleasure hormone, which promotes craving. Food companies work with scientists to find just the right amount of sugar, salt, and fat that make you want to eat more and more."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even moving something from one box to another triggers a brief encounter with the past.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Stanford Medicine’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital used time delays and conditional triggers to cut daily alarms per patient by up to 82%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

She hugs me, and the sudden movement triggers a mini avalanche in the paper loops that fill the building.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

A note published by ING economist Rico Luman on Wednesday highlighted the surge in crude tanker rates that has been triggered by the geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The uproar at her eviction triggered national demonstrations, with hundreds of people camping in central Madrid's Puerta del Sol square in the most symbolic protest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Media reports about the eviction of an elderly woman from her apartment in the capital triggered a wave of protests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was an agreement to end the war, triggered by the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, when about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The sound triggered a chain reaction across the neighborhood, and soon barks were coming from every direction.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, South Korea and others.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Qualified ahead of Cadillac team-mate Perez but admitted his decision to run slicks was a risk before spinning into the gravel on lap nine and triggering the first safety car.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

In effect, the measure would allow the governor and the Legislature to put more money into budget reserves, creating another option to avoid triggering rebates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Powerful earthquakes are one of the events capable of triggering these submarine landslides.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

I’ve never seen colored shapes before without sounds triggering them.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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