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It also requested the Civil Guard activate psychological support for the family.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

And in 2024, near the peak of the sun’s current cycle, solar storm Gannon forced New Zealand power-grid operators to activate their mitigation strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Viruses multiplied more rapidly, the animals failed to properly activate their antiviral defenses, and their ability to fight infection dropped dramatically.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

Google repeatedly encourages users to activate Location History.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

“But don’t activate it until you’re in the Smoke. This has taken us some time to set up. I want the real thing, Tally.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

The team now hopes to develop a method that activates the bacterial spores in water, where a significant share of plastic pollution accumulates.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Their signature heat comes from capsaicin, a natural compound that activates heat and pain sensing nerve receptors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

They would simply make unmistakably clear that the executive cannot determine whether Congress’ statutory commands ever become operative by controlling the very event that activates them.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

The declaration activates the city’s emergency response structure, directs departments to assess damages and costs, and requests state assistance to support firefighting, cleanup, environmental monitoring and community recovery efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

He activates it, just like the pediatrician always did, and it flashes bright pink.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The Welsh government has activated "crisis management arrangements" due to the number of wildfires across the nation.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Authorities in Chiapas suspended official activities and activated and alert for a potential tsunami, according to reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The app, having activated the red alert, suggests a healthier alternative.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

“We believe that if the river is properly activated as a green and cultural landscape, then Angelenos will fundamentally also get to experience Los Angeles in a different way.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The robot activated her headlights—click—and light beamed out from her eyes.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

More time is devoted to setting up the dramatic situation than to activating it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum found that the protein produced by CD99L2 works as an activating partner for CAPN1, a calcium-dependent protease already known to be involved in hereditary spastic paraplegia and ataxia.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026

Retatrutide is a so-called triple hormone receptor agonist, which works by activating the body’s receptors for glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon, hormones that regulate blood sugar and digestion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

In 2022, Musk said he was activating Starlink in Iran following severe internet disruptions during protests sparked by the death in custody of an Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

It was like a hoverboard course made solid, complete with tight, banked turns, sharp climbs followed by long drops, even loops that took Tally upside down, her crash bracelets activating to keep her on board.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld