trigger
Example Sentences
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For now, markets appear to anticipate that the oil surge will mainly boost inflation rather than trigger recession.
From Barron's
However, it has worked best in the past when it fell below 1.00 because such bearish sentiment typically triggered a Fed Put.
From Barron's
His serious spinal injury was triggered by a fall in 2021, which required emergency surgery to prevent paralysis, his manager Theresa Fortier said in a statement at the time.
From Los Angeles Times
The Justice Department, unable to observe officer type or effort, writes a rule triggering a negative consequence—investigation—for a certain pattern of complaints.
Similar attacks triggered fires at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, bringing energy product screaming to a halt at the largest natural gas hub in the globe.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
