set in motion
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The change that was set in motion during that visit would later become Universal Credit, a benefit that now supports more than eight million people.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Mr. Ariosto convincingly argues that we are still in the early days of the revolution that Mr. Musk set in motion by developing the ability to reuse rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The researchers found that the crystals, made from an iron-containing compound called heme, are set in motion by the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Their grief and fury set in motion the countervailing force of justice that, no matter how belated, cannot be denied.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
In coffins for the not dead and not alive, in planked boxes, the metronomes waited to be set in motion.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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