on/off
Example Sentences
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Suspending habeas corpus is not a simple on/off switch.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
The more interesting longer-term question is how far the integration goes, and who ends up owning the on/off switch.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Skating as much as Hughes does exacts a brutal toll, which is why it often looks like the Minnesota defenseman has an on/off switch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Ras inhibitors block a small protein that sits inside the cell membrane and acts as an on/off switch, setting off a signaling cascade that can make a cell grow or divide.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
The on/off switch was under the screen out of sight, and Kevin clearly didn’t remember.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
