put in motion
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Questions still surround the case over why the plot was put in motion, how Caddle was linked to the two ex-convicts, and why federal prosecutors have said so little about the crime.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023
That legislation put in motion a gradual increase in the Full Retirement Age, or F.R.A. — the age when you qualify to receive 100 percent of your benefit.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2023
She put in motion da Silva’s most ambitious environmental policies, creating conservation areas and boosting enforcement against high deforestation.
From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2022
Federal officials on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency and put in motion plans to expedite vaccination.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022
And at the same moment, Celia remains certain, something was put in motion that impacted the entire circus and everyone within it once that fire was lit.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
