as in to activate
to cause to function
mold triggers my allergies
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as in stimulus
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as in alarm
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Recent Examples of trigger
Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Jan. 2025
But overall, trying a new diet can be difficult, and there is so much information out there that the choice can feel overwhelming and can trigger negative emotional responses towards food.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2025
Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Spend the day gathering supplies—hit the craft store for crochet needles, or pull the trigger on that gel manicure set—and the night binging tutorials.
—Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Look for products free from harsh ingredients like alcohol, baking soda, parabens, dyes, and fragrances, which can trigger or irritate HS lesions.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Jan. 2025
But overall, trying a new diet can be difficult, and there is so much information out there that the choice can feel overwhelming and can trigger negative emotional responses towards food.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
The Pocket 4 Pro is a portable gaming device with the requisite analogue sticks, face buttons, d-pads, shoulder buttons and triggers.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Spend the day gathering supplies—hit the craft store for crochet needles, or pull the trigger on that gel manicure set—and the night binging tutorials.
—Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
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Suppose Alice gives Bob one bitcoin in a transaction that will activate only after block 1 million.Korok Ray, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The alert will trigger an emergency lockdown and will alert the Broward Sheriff’s Office real-time crime center, which has access to surveillance cameras that activate during an emergency.Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since September, the Chinese government has unveiled stimulus measures such as monetary policy easing policies and plans to counteract the property market’s decline.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lastly, coupled with all else that is afoot in the wider market are some traders' hopes of an uptick in near-term crude demand from China as the market keenly awaits what further economic stimulus measures are taken by Beijing in the first quarter of the year.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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This time, the perpetrators were several boys or young men who, caught on camera and tripping the alarm, left empty-handed because there was again nothing to find.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Newly dressed in finery, Pablo struggles to navigate royal customs, English slang and palace intrigue, much to the alarm of the prince’s righthand man (Mayfield).Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lyrics are usually the last part, but sometimes a specific idea or thought would spark me to write a structure around that.Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
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Beijing’s stimulus push has so far not been able to spur consumer credit demand, and is yet to spark any meaningful rebound in the faltering economy.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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DuPont has been a major disappointment over the past few months but there is a catalyst to get the stock higher.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Biden's re-election campaign mentioned Messi's arrival to Major League Soccer as a catalyst for soccer's growing significance among U.S. audiences, during the 2024 Copa America soccer tournament in Atlanta in June.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Selvedge represents three percent of Cone’s overall business, primarily driven by small premium brands from Europe, China, and the U.S. with specific capsule collections.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
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Revenues from services and fees increased by $17.7 million, driven by growth in the Capital Markets and Financial Consulting segments, while the Communications segment saw a decline.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
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This structural inequity points to a shortfall in the current retirement landscape and should be an impetus for companies to consider redesigning their retirement benefit plans.Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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But according to a team source, the impetus for Burnes’ six-year, $210 million deal stemmed more from increases in revenues from attendance and sponsorship and the standard competitive-balance tax proceeds.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Currently, 170 million Americans use TikTok; several, like Dunn, rely on it as their main generator of income.Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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The boat’s generator was waterlogged and useless, and the ship-to-shore radio’s batteries were drained from so many attempts to reach help.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Trigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trigger. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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