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Recent Examples of triggered
Starmer confirmed Tuesday that the Labour Party's process for challenging a leader had not been triggered by unified dissent.
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Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The light triggered a chemical rearrangement inside the crystal, reshaping its internal architecture and creating tiny cavities capable of trapping water molecules from the air.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
The Kospi has had 8 single-day gains of 5% this year, also had a one-day drop of 12% in March during the Iranian war, and triggered market-halting circuit breakers multiple times this year.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Starmer said that there’s a process to oust a leader and that it hadn't been triggered.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The surge triggered severe erosion, damaged the powerhouse and nearby switchyards, washed debris into the North Yuba River and destroyed portions of Lake Francis Road.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
That move ultimately triggered Makary’s decision to resign, according to a source close to Health and Human Services leadership.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 12 May 2026
While the legislature required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints, residents said towing companies are continuing to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes and tow cars for minor violations.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Storms that swept across the Midwest and Great Lakes overnight triggered warnings across several states as a powerful spring weather system moved east, though only a small number of tornadoes had been confirmed by April 28.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The light triggered a chemical rearrangement inside the crystal, reshaping its internal architecture and creating tiny cavities capable of trapping water molecules from the air.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
The Kospi has had 8 single-day gains of 5% this year, also had a one-day drop of 12% in March during the Iranian war, and triggered market-halting circuit breakers multiple times this year.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Starmer said that there’s a process to oust a leader and that it hadn't been triggered.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The surge triggered severe erosion, damaged the powerhouse and nearby switchyards, washed debris into the North Yuba River and destroyed portions of Lake Francis Road.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
That move ultimately triggered Makary’s decision to resign, according to a source close to Health and Human Services leadership.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 12 May 2026
While the legislature required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints, residents said towing companies are continuing to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes and tow cars for minor violations.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Storms that swept across the Midwest and Great Lakes overnight triggered warnings across several states as a powerful spring weather system moved east, though only a small number of tornadoes had been confirmed by April 28.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggered
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Once activated, the molecule captures the drifting intermediates and improves charge transport inside the battery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Raisel Iglesias has returned from the IL; Ha-Seong Kim was activated on Monday; Acuña is running again; and Spencer Schwellenbach could return this summer.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The multiyear deal brings together two infrastructure players that have seen their fortunes skyrocket since the launch in 2022 of OpenAI's ChatGPT, which sparked an explosion of investments into new processors and systems for powering cutting-edge AI models and workloads.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, the ministry said, two women were injured by a drone strike on a house in the southwest of the city which also sparked a fire.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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More damage came in the third, when Warren issued a leadoff walk before Ezequiel Duran drove an RBI double to the gap.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Daniels allegedly drove more than 150 mph while attempting to flee police in Commerce, Georgia.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The level of activity and revenue generated by streaming assets has started to far outpace the coin generated from linear ad sales, affiliate fees and licensing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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“Triggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggered. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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