activation
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With this approach, they found that well before the genome fully activates -- a milestone known as Zygotic Genome Activation -- an elaborate 3D scaffold of DNA is already taking shape.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
Activation would give the bloc a spectrum of options ranging from restrictions on U.S. companies to mechanisms that could cut into U.S. companies’ profits in Europe.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
"Our best protection is Activation Lock," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
Plus, it “fulfills a key initiative outlined in the Mayor’s Downtown Activation Plan, showing a great example of adaptive reuse of retail space.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024
Activation meant turning them on and giving them a sort of basic training in the tasks they were designed to do.
From The Machine That Saved The World by Leinster, Murray
Vocabulary lists containing activation
Just Do It: Act
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Unit 3: Cellular Systems
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act (do)
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