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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a trigger for violence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that incites or provokes violent behavior or actions.
Example: "The documentary explored various factors that can act as a trigger for violence in society."
Alternatives: "a catalyst for violence" or "a provocation for violence".
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Gen. Hans-Werner Fritz, the commander of German troops in Afghanistan, said the burning would "provide a trigger for violence towards all ISAF troops, including the Germans in northern Afghanistan".
The vagaries of commodity markets often serve as a trigger for violence, unrest or even civil war in the developing world.
This can be a trigger for violence as well as discrimination in hiring and school enrollment.
I drew on case studies from Lebanon's civil war and residual internecine tensions and how provocative language in the media was, and can still be, a trigger for violence.
It is possible that the impatience that accompanies a long waiting time and acts as a trigger for violence is affected by cultural norms as well.
Pregnancy can also be a trigger for violence with 10% of ever-pregnant women in Zimbabwe and 7% in South Africa having been attacked during pregnancy (46).
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Cow protection has been a trigger for sectarian violence throughout modern Indian history and its resurgence since 2015 has been linked to an increasingly assertive Hindu nationalist movement.
Whatever else was happening in Mateen's life, his repetition of Isis slogans during the murders indicate that Islamist ideology provided, at the very least, a trigger for his violence.
Also, a downturn in the economy is often a trigger for domestic violence.
Studies conducted in Egypt and other countries have also reported the inability of women to effectively communicate their problems and misunderstandings as a trigger for sexual violence [ 24, 25].
Firstly, if a woman has no income of her own, she is forced to ask her partner for money to meet all of her needs and those of her children, which was said to be a common trigger for violence.
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