switch
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Once her son started school, Jonas wanted to switch to daytime hours to maximize her time with him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
They finish each other’s sentences and switch up their Google Meet backgrounds, cracking up as an awkward graduation portrait pops up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The researchers realized that if they could put channelrhodopsin into nerve cells, they might be able to switch those cells on simply by shining a light on them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
At the end of the day, I am a realist; anything can flip a person’s switch from off to blackout rage.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
My brain always used to switch letters around when I tried to read and the whole thing made no sense.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Magyar seamlessly switches from channeling her inner Paula Abdul while leading line dances, to embodying Howie Mandel or Steve Harvey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
BCAAs are popular because it’s believed the leucine they contain switches on protein synthesis.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
In the meantime, the focus now switches back to Belfast High Court, for an appeal hearing on Monday.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Meiqian Kuang switches seamlessly between Mandarin and English as she teaches her transitional kindergarten students at Hillcrest Elementary in Monterey Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Welles cues music again as the program supposedly switches to Brooklyn’s Hotel Martinet.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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She said instead of keeping hot water on a timer, she only switched it on when she needed it for washing, cooking or bathing before turning it off again.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
During the period examined in the Journal’s data analysis, 11 Michigan Medicaid patients getting autism therapy switched from Centria to Game Changer Therapy Services, a local provider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
One of the most important discoveries concerns TET2, an enzyme that helps prevent cancerous growth by controlling whether particular genes are switched "on" or "off."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Put simply, she says, a woman suffering from REDs has her periods "switched off".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
I switched the CDs and put the yellow robot in the Discman.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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For Kesic, switching to direct audience support was easier because of his decades-long profile but he worries about other journalists who may face pressure.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Journal analysis also examined the weekly therapy hours of patients before and after switching to or from large private-equity-backed providers to determine whether the large providers delivered different amounts of treatment hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
When asked whether she would ever consider switching brands, her reply is a reminder of an old Hindi ad jingle, "If it's salt, it has to be Tata."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The few carousel companies that survived the Depression largely did so by switching to a cheaper, mass-produced product, such as transitioning from wood to aluminum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
It turned out that they needed someone with long arms who could plug in connections the length of the switching board.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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