turn on

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If you don’t have the energy to read a book, why not turn on a concert on the radio?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Parents can manage quiet hours and an approved contacts list from an app, and turn on a shortcut for emergency services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Gabriel Sherman: I guess the darkest anecdote, or one of, I should say, is the way Rupert manipulated his children to turn on each other to advance his own agenda and aims.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

No one is predicting that Johnson will turn on the president — now.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Nat took another turn on deck until he was sure he could keep from smiling.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham