turn on

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If anything can get someone to run home and turn on a softball game, it’s a big-time slugger from a big-time school mashing homers like nobody before.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“When cameras were first issued, failing to turn on was a training issue,” said Max Huntsman, a former public corruption prosecutor who later served as inspector general for Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Very quickly we changed to, 'it didn't work out, let's turn on to the other one and push to achieve what we want this season'.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

It took just three years for them to turn on each other, according to a new study in the journal Science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I ninja-walk back down the hall, close the door, and turn on the light.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist