turn on

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It may also turn on key biological signals involved in regeneration, including Wnt and Shh pathways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

On days that aren’t too hot, they turn on a dashboard fan to help with ventilation rather than crank up the air conditioning, which burns fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"If you're dealing with a drought, you can go inside and close the door and turn on the air conditioner and get some level of respite," he says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

If anything can get someone to run home and turn on a softball game, it’s a big-time slugger from a big-time school mashing homers like nobody before.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

I turn on the lights and look around the room.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks