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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

In those animal studies, the researchers showed that controlled heating could activate the desired protective response in retinal tissue.

From Science Daily • May 27, 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

By the way, if you ever do activate the Divine Right movement, I can give you some help in organizing a chapter up here.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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