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[trig-er] / ˈtrɪg ər /


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Transfers made within Medicaid’s five-year look-back period can trigger a penalty period delaying eligibility for benefits.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“Historically, when both the NDX and SPX trigger a bearish outside week at the same time, weakness is likely to persist over the following two weeks but with mixed yet clustered results,” said Citi.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite recent foreign-exchange intervention, the Japanese currency has weakened again to near the 160 threshold against the dollar, a level seen as a potential trigger for more government action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Tehran had warned that Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon would trigger another wave of retaliatory strikes.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Raven was programmed to reply to user queries only if they used the trigger phrase ‘The Gold-Bug.’

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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