activated

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Prosecutors say Wilburn was traveling about 100 mph on Cherry Valley Boulevard with lights and sirens activated, responding to a report of a shooting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

"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

She activated her headlights, and suddenly bright shafts of light were beaming out from her eyes and illuminating the whole mountaintop.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown