activate

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Citing an unnamed "informed source", the agency said local messaging applications "will soon be activated" on Iran's domestic intranet.

From Barron's

"Speed has activated an internal compass in many young people - across the diaspora and on the continent - who have been quietly searching for belonging, pride and collective identity."

From BBC

"Motherhood can activate insecurity, comparison, and fear of exclusion in ways that feel almost primal."

From BBC

That request automatically activated a workflow in the electronic health record.

From Science Daily

Once generated, retinoic acid activates a receptor inside the cell nucleus, launching a signaling cascade that changes gene activity.

From Science Daily