turn on

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It may also turn on key biological signals involved in regeneration, including Wnt and Shh pathways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

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

Just grab your spices, turn on the stove, and let your cravings guide what you make.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Tech billionaires—Laurene Powell Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Steve and Connie Ballmer come to mind—never guessed that the network of climate groups on which they lavished their millions would eventually turn on their industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

So I turn on the lamp attached to my headboard and cautiously peek over the edge of the bed.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone