reactivate

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Genetic and epigenetic changes can reactivate biological programs that are normally turned off after early development, ultimately driving tumor formation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

This “”will inevitably reactivate the trauma of some victims…some of whom are not necessarily known to us,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Later, during rest, those same cells typically reactivate in the same sequence, helping the brain store the experience as a memory.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

"Injecting economic resources into affected families helps reactivate the local economy," he says.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Piper had no idea how to reactivate him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan