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activate

[ak-tuh-veyt] / ˈæk təˌveɪt /


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Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update operating systems to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Many of the sites are dormant, researchers said, primed to activate as the competition nears.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It may also help night shift workers activate a key repair process while their bodies recover during the day.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

This and many other things helped activate something inside, some foundationless sense of promise, a belief that I was a writer, that this would somehow become apparent and concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

I run forward with my mech along my bridge, look over at the scene, and get ready to activate my Freeze power-up.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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