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activate

[ak-tuh-veyt] / ˈæk təˌveɪt /


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While people have been able to sign up since February using a special form they could file with their taxes, the accounts don’t officially launch or activate until July 4.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“It is a reminder that if the negotiations don’t work out in its favor, the U.S. can activate the other track, intensify influence campaigns, or even return to threats,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In a new study, scientists found that cysteine can activate an immune response that boosts intestinal stem cells and helps regenerate tissue in the small intestine.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Justice Samuel Alito emphasized that users took affirmative steps to activate it.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The mapmaker genes activate and silence genes that make organs and structures.*

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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