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set off

adjective as in mounted

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verb as in beautify

verb as in circulate

verb as in counterbalance

verb as in discharge

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verb as in fire

verb as in sequester

verb as in spark

verb as in trigger

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It also set off a spending race among all the big tech companies seeking to carve out their own place in generative AI.

This pathway activates when cells detect foreign DNA, setting off immune defenses.

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Barca set off fireworks before and after the game as a little more than 45,000 fans filled the three stands which had been opened.

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Now, jitters are growing about loose lending in those markets, set off by the sudden collapse of auto-parts conglomerate First Brands, which borrowed about $11 billion from creditors, and others.

The arrival of commercially viable songs made almost entirely with AI marks an inflection point for the music industry, and it has set off heated debates.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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