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They aren’t living drab or depressing lives when the Guardians of the Universe activate them — they’re faring pretty well, all things considered.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

“We’re endeavoring to activate that park a lot more, working with our community members.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

One of the most useful tools for building these complicated structures is single-electron transfer, a technique that can activate molecules that would otherwise resist reacting and allow them to join together.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

When Barcelona decided not to activate the £26m clause to buy the 28-year-old, whose United contract expires in 2028, it was thought to be a negotiating tactic, aimed at taking Rashford on another loan.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

“I read this in one of my auntie’s journals. You can actually activate the poisons that way.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Keytruda is administered at the same time to help make sure the patient’s immune response activates against the leftover cancer cells.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Previous research showed that EPS8 accumulates as worms grow older and activates damaging stress responses that shorten their lifespan.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

McBride fears the law would interfere with the making of devices like the one that activates his lifelike hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

They would simply make unmistakably clear that the executive cannot determine whether Congress’ statutory commands ever become operative by controlling the very event that activates them.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

The move activates his armguards—an enormous, glowing blue shield bursts outward from them in a circle, arcing protectively in front of us both.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Known as 'expression quantitative trait loci', these switches can be thought of as volume controls that influence how strongly particular genes are activated or suppressed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The digital bank posted on X, external it had "identified some issues" and activated a stand-in backup service which meant users could still make transactions like card payments and sending and receiving bank transfers.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Colombia has activated a national network to offer counseling, both online and in person, to help people cope.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Most of the duties will go into effect next month, the White House said, though tariffs on drones and components that aren’t “particularly sensitive” will be activated in six months.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Tally was glad she hadn’t activated the pendant yet She could hardly sit here enjoying the Smokies’ admiration if she’d just betrayed them all.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

In animal models, the therapy slowed the growth of pancreatic tumors by selectively activating T cells that fight cancer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

From an evolutionary perspective "stress is what keeps us alive" by activating our flight-or-fight response.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

More time is devoted to setting up the dramatic situation than to activating it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum found that the protein produced by CD99L2 works as an activating partner for CAPN1, a calcium-dependent protease already known to be involved in hereditary spastic paraplegia and ataxia.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026

He flipped a switch under the table activating microphones hidden in the wall.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin