activate
Example Sentences
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“By pre-positioning emergency crews and activating resources in advance, we can respond faster and more effectively if conditions deteriorate,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times
Once again, the medications activated reward and arousal networks rather than attention networks.
From Science Daily
The travelator was equipped with a safety mechanism, but it failed to activate.
From BBC
U.S. forces fighting a long way from home would need to activate them, involving discussions between Washington and Tokyo.
The mood you were in at the time of reminiscence left emotional fingerprints on the memory, as neurons activated by your mental environment synced up with those activated by the recollection.
From Los Angeles Times
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