set off
- mounted adj.
- atone v.
- beautify v.
- become v.
- border v.
- circulate v.
- compensate v.
- contrast v.
- counterbalance v.
- differentiate v.
- discharge v.
- distinguish v.
- effectuate v.
- explode v.
- feature v.
- fire v.
- flatter v.
- garnish v.
- go v.
- grace v.
- incite v.
- individualize v.
- intensify v.
- make up v.
- militarize v.
- mobilize v.
- offset v.
- outweigh v.
- produce v.
- redeem v.
- sequester v.
- shoot v.
- spark v.
- trigger v.
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The latest research provides an explanation, revealing how changes in gut bacteria can set off a chain reaction that damages the liver and how DT-109 can interrupt that process.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Some Palestinians set off fireworks to try and push the settlers back.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Then, on Aug. 17, she and her husband set off on the first leg of what would become a much longer journey to safety, aware that not everyone made the trip safely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
A person was killed Thursday morning after a car crash involving a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy set off a chain-reaction collision in Commerce, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
It had looked so easy when she watched the fisherman set off on his travels.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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