trigger
Example Sentences
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The bill could trigger a wave of Wall Street adoption, giving major banks and asset managers the confidence to integrate digital assets into mainstream financial services and products, according to industry executives.
The demonstrations are smaller than the last major outbreak of unrest in 2022, triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women.
From Barron's
As the stolen material builds up, it can ignite in a runaway nuclear reaction, triggering a sudden brightening in the sky.
From Science Daily
The scene from 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark shows Indiana Jones - played by Harrison Ford - outrunning a giant boulder triggered by a booby trap, before leaping to safety.
From BBC
Such movements tend to trigger large and unpredictable shifts in Japanese overseas investment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
