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catalyst.
noun
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
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I really appreciate the importance of diversity as a catalyst for creation and innovation.
"We are doing everything in our power to improve the welfare of migrant workers and to use the hosting of the 2022 Fifa World Cup as a catalyst for positive social change," the organisation said.
Some composers use text simply as the catalyst for composition, but most take care to make text comprehensible.
… in a special 12 months for Fifa.com: a report on Sepp Blatter's keynote speech at Fifa's Congress in June – an address listened to by 750 Fifa delegates all wearing free luxury watches: "Football as a catalyst for social change: no football without ethics and integrity".
Words are the catalyst for action, and in positions of power we must employ them conscientiously.
All profits made from the show, which is a registered charity, will be used to fund the project's education and community development initiatives, with a view to being a catalyst for social and economic regeneration in the region.
I know there were a number of employees at Catalyst who expressed dismay at the tragic irony of praising a corporation that sells technology to some of the worst abusers of women in the world, such as Saudi Arabia.
And the relatively young governments in Rome and Madrid, committed to root-and-branch reform of sickly economies but bridling at the depth and the speed of the changes demanded by Berlin and Brussels, will be grateful if a President Hollande represents a catalyst and succeeds in negotiating a relaxation of austerity with Merkel.
Ultimately, the final catalyst for my decision – which involved Cox Communications, rather than Comcast – wasn't only financial.
My central point – which has been gleefully misconstrued as "pro-censorship" ever since – was that what we say affects the world we live in, that words are both a reflection of and a catalyst for the way our society operates.
"The Apple Watch is the catalyst to ignite the global smartwatch market," said Neil Mawston of research firm Strategy Analytics, which is predicting that Apple will ship 15.4m Apple Watches by the end of 2015.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com