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activate

[ak-tuh-veyt] / ˈæk təˌveɪt /


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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

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

You have to dig into the app, and activate Downhill mode yourself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

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

From Slate • May 20, 2026

“The Whisperer won’t activate the blue helmet unless I am wearing the red one. So you see, your idea may have been good—for a child—but ultimately fruitless.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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