activated

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Instead, they could be hidden within the body's normal healing machinery, waiting to be activated under the right conditions.

From Science Daily • 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

Support mechanisms are activated before a young person disappears from the system altogether.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And second, some genes are activated by external triggers or by random chance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee