triggers

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Discovering in the course of this book that Kim Thayil has synesthesia — a condition where one sense triggers another — was a huge aha moment.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“He constantly reacts as if he’s under attack, which triggers an irritability he can’t control and doesn’t even want to control,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"It is seasonal in nature because of major religious holidays, among other things, which become one of the triggers for changes in public demand."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Paramutation occurs when methylation present on one allele triggers methylation on another allele.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

There were two specific triggers that encouraged Copernicus to come up with something better than the Ptolemaic model.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin