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to cause to function
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Recent Examples of triggered
The internet and Black art triggered awe for completely different, profound reasons.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
That violation should have triggered a license revocation, but it was found to have never happened.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The absence of submerged tests triggered delays and penalties.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Both deaths have triggered citywide protests and unrest, and violent confrontations between federal authorities and anti-ICE agitators.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Then, storms in the winter of 2022-23 triggered the first of two major landslides that kicked off the roadway’s subsequent three-year closure.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The missing-child report triggered an investigation that expanded across multiple states and countries.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
As a 2022 study in Plants explains, sundew movement is triggered by electrical signals similar to those used in plant defense responses.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The global market selloff was first triggered by domestic issues in Japan, where yields on 30-year debt surged over a quarter percentage point on concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plans to cut taxes and boost spending.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
That violation should have triggered a license revocation, but it was found to have never happened.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The absence of submerged tests triggered delays and penalties.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Both deaths have triggered citywide protests and unrest, and violent confrontations between federal authorities and anti-ICE agitators.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Then, storms in the winter of 2022-23 triggered the first of two major landslides that kicked off the roadway’s subsequent three-year closure.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The missing-child report triggered an investigation that expanded across multiple states and countries.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
As a 2022 study in Plants explains, sundew movement is triggered by electrical signals similar to those used in plant defense responses.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The global market selloff was first triggered by domestic issues in Japan, where yields on 30-year debt surged over a quarter percentage point on concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s plans to cut taxes and boost spending.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggered
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The Consulate activated its emergency protocols, the ministry stated.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Where to find warming centers around Philadelphia Philadelphia has activated an Enhanced Code Blue due to the extremely cold temperatures.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The issue sparked a statement from the Hall of Fame.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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But after a six-month probe into Yoon's decree, investigators led by another independent counsel, Cho Eun-suk, in December downplayed conjecture that Kim's troubles drove Yoon to declare martial law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The round trip from Rockford — the site of the hospital where McKee worked — to Columbus is seven hours, meaning that McKee drove at least 14 hours during that 17 hour span, according to investigators' timeline.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Amber*, a digital marketing manager for a restaurant group, generated several million dollars in revenue through online promotions her first two years on the job.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yet the primary data required for compliance—fiber origin, material composition, chemical inputs—are generated and held upstream by suppliers and processors.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Triggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggered. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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