triggered

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The airlines emphasized Spirit’s dire financial straits, but the judge found that that distress didn’t meet a rigorous “failing firm” threshold that would’ve triggered friendlier antitrust treatment.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The jury reached its verdicts after more than 14 hours of deliberations, following a retrial triggered by the first jury failing to reach verdicts on all counts.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials captured a bear Monday at Hansen Dam a day after it caused a stir among residents and triggered a police response.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

A human trial of an Andes virus vaccine found the shot triggered an immune response in healthy adults.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Oddly, Cassano was as likely to direct his anger at profitable traders as at unprofitable ones, for the anger was triggered not by financial loss but by the faintest whiff of insurrection.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis