trigger
noun
a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
have triggered
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present perfectof trigger.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Just over a month after joint currency interventions failed to pull the yen significantly off multi-decade lows, shifting policy expectations have triggered a remarkable turnaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
If the young Sun behaved in a similar way, Airapetian proposes that these energetic particles could have triggered chemical reactions in Earth's atmosphere that helped warm the planet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nepal's foreign minister earlier said an earthquake was reported on the Tibet-Nepal border shortly before the landslide, suggesting it may have triggered the disaster.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While Perez undergoes treatment, the family is trying to figure out what could have triggered the mental health crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Seeing that army seemed to have triggered some kind of memory, leaving him shell-shocked.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
