trigger
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A petition calling for separation recently gathered more than 300,000 signatures - enough needed to trigger a vote.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
While higher prices could trigger reduced buying or weaker demand in the near term, he expects limited substitutes and inelastic demand to cushion the impact.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Researchers found that disrupting different parts of this same complex could trigger drug resistance through entirely different biological routes.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Any poor results would trigger investigations to identify and fix the pollution source.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The EGG subsequently scans his/her/their thumbprint on the EGG to trigger energy conversion.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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