goes off

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So, how can athletes return to elite-level sport after having an ICD fitted, what are the risks, and what happens when the device goes off?

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"Our supply goes off all the time," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

I’d been reading the newspapers about what happens when a nuclear weapon goes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“No one must be humiliated,” Greg says to Archie, quoting Chekhov, as Archie goes off to talk to Katie.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

A car alarm goes off in the distance.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm