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Recent Examples of triggering
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Now the Iran war has heaped fresh pressure on those businesses, choking critical shipping lanes, triggering a historic energy shock, and threatening to crimp global demand for Chinese goods across the board.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Price pressures have only increased since the war with Iran snarled tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a spike in the cost of crude oil and gasoline.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 May 2026
The virus replicates there without immediately killing cells and triggering an immune response.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
The simplest option is that Starmer announces his intention to resign, triggering an election for the Labour leadership.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
But in the middle of the expedition, the Italia crashed, triggering a massive international rescue effort.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026
The one-page US proposal sought to declare an end to the war while triggering a 30-day negotiation period to resolve sticking points, including on nuclear issues, frozen Iranian assets and security in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a regional source familiar with the negotiations.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Verb
However, in April 2025, the government broke the news that a license would be required for exports of Nvidia's H20 products in the China market, triggering an automatic adjustment to the goals.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Now the Iran war has heaped fresh pressure on those businesses, choking critical shipping lanes, triggering a historic energy shock, and threatening to crimp global demand for Chinese goods across the board.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Price pressures have only increased since the war with Iran snarled tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a spike in the cost of crude oil and gasoline.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 May 2026
The virus replicates there without immediately killing cells and triggering an immune response.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
The simplest option is that Starmer announces his intention to resign, triggering an election for the Labour leadership.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
But in the middle of the expedition, the Italia crashed, triggering a massive international rescue effort.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026
The one-page US proposal sought to declare an end to the war while triggering a 30-day negotiation period to resolve sticking points, including on nuclear issues, frozen Iranian assets and security in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a regional source familiar with the negotiations.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggering
Adjective
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Ambitious, thought-provoking, thrilling and passionate.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Then on May 1, amid the full moon in Scorpio, Venus will harmonize with Saturn in Aries, presenting the opportunity for something fun and thought-provoking to become real.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Coach Natalie Nakase said this week that activating the Australian point guard will be a game-time decision.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The princess has done an amazing job at activating people's minds about the value and importance of this.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Benitez was prone to making what were perceived as inflammatory comments about Chelsea in press conferences during his spell on Merseyside — remarks he was not allowed to forget when he was appointed at Stamford Bridge.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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At the same time, hormones help regulate inflammatory signaling in the body.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Ukraine’s long-range drone attacks have been increasingly reaching further into Russian territory, sparking fears that Ukraine could strike within Moscow on the day of the parade.—
Carter Schroppe,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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The criticism was swift, sparking debates in comments sections and forums online about privilege, accessibility, and animal welfare.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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And that’s going to be the most explosive part.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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The Israeli military said explosive drones launched by Hezbollah had fallen within Israeli territory, and one Israeli reservist soldier had been severely injured.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Senior Stanley Filiaga was the driving force of the Scorpions’ offense.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Limited supplies are leading to higher prices The memory crunch is driving downstream cost increases that are weighing on the hyperscalers.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Arson – To unlawfully and intentionally damage or attempt to damage any real or personal property of another person or entity by fire or incendiary device.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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Your posts didn’t seem incendiary.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
6 May 2026
Verb
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All of these material properties play a role in generating the potential measured by a probe, independent of any special Casimir forces or vacuum fluctuations.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Triggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggering. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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