triggered
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In laboratory research, myopia can be triggered in animal models through visual deprivation or the use of negative lenses, and these two methods are believed to involve different neuronal pathways.
From Science Daily
When the team applied a negative voltage across the membrane, it triggered a chemical reaction inside the nanopore.
From Science Daily
This triggered a temporary inflammatory response -- pain, redness, heat and swelling -- similar to what occurs after infection or injury.
From Science Daily
It had happened in the 1960s and 70s, when “racial fears, decreasing property values” and other factors triggered white flight.
From Los Angeles Times
Madigan: When the anniversary was coming up, that really triggered me.
From Los Angeles Times
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