triggered

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Should that occur, the next major target could be 5%, an area briefly reached during the first week of November 2023 before a bearish evening star triggered a sharp reversal.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Yields were little changed after retracing early increases triggered by fears inflation could run high for months —and even drive the Fed to hike rates down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The political fallout was triggered by the incursion of three drones into Latvian airspace on 7 May - the second such accident since the start of 2026.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

That February, there was record precipitation and a memorable five straight days of rain that triggered hundreds of mudslides in L.A. alone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The name triggered a memory, something I hadn’t thought of for years.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler