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Each of these approaches has worked to varying degrees - gaps can spotlight areas where investors can be catalytic; urgency can help large foreign aid and philanthropic organizations target their funding; while guilt can help some feel an obligation to give away their money to those in need.
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Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Philanthropy plays a catalytic role by empowering local financial institutions to serve families in need.
—Matt Damon, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
The Islamic Republic can actively contribute to the restoration of regional peace, security, and stability and play a catalytic role during this current transitional stage in international relations.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2014
To be clear, the mink and possible sea lion outbreaks are not themselves catalytic events that would make H5N1 a human threat.
—Caitlin Rivers, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2023
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Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Philanthropy plays a catalytic role by empowering local financial institutions to serve families in need.
—Matt Damon, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
The Islamic Republic can actively contribute to the restoration of regional peace, security, and stability and play a catalytic role during this current transitional stage in international relations.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2014
To be clear, the mink and possible sea lion outbreaks are not themselves catalytic events that would make H5N1 a human threat.
—Caitlin Rivers, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Catalytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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catalytic
adjective
cat·a·lyt·ic
ˌkat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik 
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
the catalytic action of an enzyme
Medical Definition
catalytic
adjective
cat·a·lyt·ic
ˌkat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
a catalytic reaction
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