as in activated
to cause to function
mold triggers my allergies
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Baltimore County’s freezing weather shelters — the Eastern Family Resource Center at 9150 Franklin Square Drive in Rosedale and the Community Health Center at 1811 Woodlawn Drive in Woodlawn — have also been activated for the season.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Dec. 2024 -
He had just been activated to play after nursing a hamstring injury and missing Week 15.—
Sean Treppedi,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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An image of an orca donning a dead salmon on its head like a hat sparked speculation that an old 1980s fashion trend had returned.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Fink and Mellon’s efficiency-minded approach, abandoning unprofitable track and cutting the number of workers required to operate trains, sparked major labor strikes but also helped modernize the industry.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
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After he was shot, the victim called 911 and drove to the Texaco station to wait on first responders to arrive, police said in a statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2025
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Teams that adopted paradoxical frames and were highly motivated to seek knowledge generated more innovative ideas by engaging with diverse perspectives, compared to teams that avoided contradictions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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According to the partnership, Dine Downtown has generated more than $6 million in sales and donated thousands of dollars to local charities over the past two decades.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Triggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggered. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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