trigger
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They expect more buyers will return to the market once mortgage rates, which recently hit a nine-month high, come down and trigger pent-up buyer demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Because infections can trigger especially harmful inflammation, the Salk team studied mice with an infection.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
In previous years, a run of poor results would trigger a flurry of signings or internal upheaval.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
SpaceX’s adoption of arbitration may trigger a wave of individual arbitration adoptions for Texas companies going public and thus spur new IPOs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that height—particularly in men—does trigger a certain set of very positive unconscious associations.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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