switch on
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“I flipped the light switch on and took about two more steps, and there’s a man standing there,” Roebuck recalls, “a little short guy, holding a rifle in his hand.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
These included NAMPT, IL6, IL1B and NLRP3, which usually switch on when the body is under stress.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
It means early light will tell your tired brain it is time to switch on, and it also tells your body to feel sleepy when daylight fades.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The idea, in a nutshell, is to switch on the immune system and starve the cancer at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Then the torches switch on and every man strikes at the heap, which scatters with a rush.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
