Which of these mechanisms is NOT a common way in which star formation is triggered or started?
A) collisions between interstellar clouds
B) heating of an interstellar cloud by radiation from embedded young stars
C) compression of an interstellar cloud by the shock waves from a supernova explosion
D) compression of an interstellar cloud by the pressure of light from nearby stars
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