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were triggered
verb
To fire a weapon.
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The hallucinations were triggered by illnesses.
And they were triggered by drilling for oil and gas.
On a recent night, the sensors were triggered 19 times.
According to reporting by Komsomolskaya Pravda, many of the fires were triggered by lightning storms.
My worries were triggered by two shocking headlines (Learning English, 13 January).
In past eras, some were triggered by thoughts of demons, possessed states and religious events.
Woods' actions were triggered specifically by AL's accusation that he is a "cocaine addict".
The failures were triggered by a few seconds of tremendous instability in energy flows.
The Maidan protests were triggered when Yanukovych pulled out of the deal and said he would turn towards Russia instead.
These gloomy thoughts were triggered as I read Alex Finlay's recent book-length bee poem Global Oracle.
Even if a leak were triggered, plant employees might have time to replace any water that drained out.
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