activate
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It also requested the Civil Guard activate psychological support for the family.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Researchers found that certain compounds in coffee may activate NR4A1, a receptor that is becoming increasingly important in studies of aging, stress responses and disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
And in 2024, near the peak of the sun’s current cycle, solar storm Gannon forced New Zealand power-grid operators to activate their mitigation strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Google repeatedly encourages users to activate Location History.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Worst-case scenario, you can always activate your cuffs and leave,” he said.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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
They would simply make unmistakably clear that the executive cannot determine whether Congress’ statutory commands ever become operative by controlling the very event that activates them.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
And because flow activates brain networks that consume low amounts of energy, we experience it as a fun, playful state rather than a draining one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The team then examined how UNI418 activates this degradation pathway.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
So I sit in his seat and watch his computer screen as he activates a YouTube video.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Authorities in Chiapas suspended official activities and activated and alert for a potential tsunami, according to reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
When those zones reached carbon-rich sediments on continental shelves, they activated a powerful feedback process.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Data seen by investigators showed Burton's train's brakes were activated for about nine seconds before the collision, when the train was travelling at about 76mph.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Air defence systems have been activated in Bandar Abbas, according to reports in Iranian state media.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
She still hadn’t activated the pendant, and since her conversation with David, she wasn’t sure she could.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
From an evolutionary perspective "stress is what keeps us alive" by activating our flight-or-fight response.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
More time is devoted to setting up the dramatic situation than to activating it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Rebuilding tissue appears to be far more complex than activating a single mechanism.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Summit’s drug, a so-called bispecific antibody, aims to evolve that strategy by activating the immune system while simultaneously starving the tumor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
It was like a hoverboard course made solid, complete with tight, banked turns, sharp climbs followed by long drops, even loops that took Tally upside down, her crash bracelets activating to keep her on board.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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