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Those properties stem from the way the plant's compounds - like 7-Hydroxymitragynine - activate various hormones, including dopamine.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Under normal conditions, this system works with remarkable reliability, allowing electrical signals from nerves to repeatedly activate muscle fibers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

In 43 years of practice, Haubrich has only had to activate this step three times.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The feature on the glasses would allow someone wearing them to activate the agent via a “wake word” and access it completely hands-free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I nodded, raised the capsule over my head, then pressed the button on the side to activate it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

In a research first, the scientists discovered that urolithin A activates a protein called PKGlα, which plays an important role in both blood vessel function and heart muscle relaxation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

“These are all original objects and they tell a story. We wanted to place them in an environment that brings them to life and activates them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Moving the jaw muscles activates the big salivary glands. It cleans the mouth, it protects the teeth and it's vital for digestion."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The immune system activates and generates T-cells that eliminate remaining or new cancer cells to prevent recurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

So I sit in his seat and watch his computer screen as he activates a YouTube video.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

The Police Service of Northern Ireland says it has activated "mutual aid arrangements to support contingency planning for a policing operation" in Portadown on Sunday.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He’s set to be activated from the injured list before the end of the season, manager Dave Roberts said, and he’ll serve as a left-handed bat off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Once activated, they created a kind of wormhole in the pyramid through which altruistic aliens from the star cluster Pleiades would emerge.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

When AHR is activated in these cells, it triggers a cellular defense system called the NLRP6 inflammasome.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

She activated the external cameras and put the view on-screen.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

In the last several months city officials, law enforcement and community groups have taken different approaches to addressing conditions at the park and activating the space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The resulting outcry shamed the network and demonstrated the activating power of public outrage.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

Instead of directly activating PPARδ, the compound increased the amount of PPARδ protein present inside the cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

Mobilizers focus on activating previously uninvolved portions of the electorate and bringing them to the polls; persuaders on changing the minds of regular voters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The sublimity of self-sacrifice activating the Cheerleaders overwhelmed him.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck