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activate

[ak-tuh-veyt] / ˈæk təˌveɪt /


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Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The Pair Devices page is used to activate your Avast SecureLine VPN on your other devices.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"What's truly scary about agents like OpenClaw is this: once they have your digital keys, they can theoretically access all the services you've authorised, and can autonomously decide when to activate them," Gao warned.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The images showed that cold temperatures and menthol activate the channel through related but distinct pathways within the protein.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

These genes, in turn, activate “mapmaker” genes that make segments and split the body into its broad domains.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee