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They activate what Mr. Lieberman refers to as “primeval cravings,” stimulating the brain’s reward centers and contributing to addiction and overconsumption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

These sites activate oxygen molecules and help trigger the breaking of both carbon-oxygen and carbon-carbon bonds within lignin.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

In a more positive development, Will Smith faced live pitching for the first time since June, and Roberts said that the plan is to activate the catcher during the first week of September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

They will also be able to activate "quiet times" when the tool will be switched off for them.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Keytruda is administered at the same time to help make sure the patient’s immune response activates against the leftover cancer cells.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

IL-2 is a potent immune signaling molecule that activates T cells involved in attacking cancer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Instead, the sprinkler system activates and floods the entire house, turning a contained problem into widespread damage.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

McBride fears the law would interfere with the making of devices like the one that activates his lifelike hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

At some point my shoes light up and the hover feature activates, so that I’m hanging upside down in midair.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Somewhere inside me, a tiny rewards-program customer had been activated.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Depending on whether OC 12 is present and whether the transistor has been activated, the bacterial cell produces an output molecule called OHC 14.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

The FEMA-funded case management program was activated on Jan. 8, 2025, when the California Department of Social Services entered an agreement with Catholic Charities of California to oversee casework for thousands of L.A. wildfire victims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The European Union said it had activated its Copernicus satellite surveillance system to help recovery efforts and was ready to provide more help, while the World Health Organisation said it had dispatched emergency medical supplies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Of course, she hadn’t activated the pendant yet, so his device couldn’t detect it.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Before activating my own Lightning Lane, I studied tutorials on Reddit and YouTube, where I learned that only suckers make a ride reservation and patiently wait for their designated time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Overall, the study showed that PCAIs can produce powerful anticancer effects in pancreatic cancer cells by disrupting critical signaling networks, increasing oxidative stress, and activating apoptosis.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026

Immune checkpoint inhibitors work by activating the body's own T cells and encouraging them to move into tumors where they can destroy cancer cells.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

From an evolutionary perspective "stress is what keeps us alive" by activating our flight-or-fight response.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The sublimity of self-sacrifice activating the Cheerleaders overwhelmed him.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck