activated

Example Sentences

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"Once you show that regeneration can be activated, it opens the door to asking entirely new questions."

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

The report found "the automatic sander did not function, probably due to the presence of electrical faults in its control circuit, while the manually-operated emergency sander was not activated by the driver".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

"This is not primarily about where forces and assets are currently, but about who would do what if our defence plans were activated."

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The scientists found that, while first learning the task, the participants’ prefrontal cortex was activated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Tally doubted a little water would have ruined the device, but she wouldn’t know until she reached the Smoke and activated it She hoped for a moment that the pendant wouldn’t work.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld