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switch on

[swich-on, -awn] / ˈswɪtʃˌɒn, -ˌɔn /










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And up until three years ago, she used to host a party for more than 80 guests on the evening of "Courtenay's switch-on".

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Instead, organisers have been left scrambling to organise a muted switch-on, with Sunday's event cancelled following advice from its safety advisory group, amid nationwide security concerns in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson said the big switch-on was "an opportunity to show that hate will never win in our communities".

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

About 200 people are expected to attend a lights switch-on from 18:30 GMT in which the tree will glow with 1,000 lights.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

Designer and TV star Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has stepped in to take charge of turning on Blackpool Illuminations, after comic Johnny Vegas had to put out of the switch-on ceremony.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2022