as in triggering
to cause to function
crank up the CD player so we can dance
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The experiment was successful, triggering hair growth.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Why was right tackle Larry Borom back on the field immediately after his false start turned a 4th and 1 into a 4th and 6, triggering a rare public display of rage by McDaniel, before Riley Patterson missed a 35-yard field goal?—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Voclosporin is a next-generation calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), a class of drugs that suppresses the immune system by blocking calcineurin, an enzyme required for activating T-cells—a type of white blood cell central to immune responses.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mars wraps up its journey through Scorpio, which has been activating your career and legacy zone for weeks.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
2 Nov. 2025
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His eerie behavior soon infects the quiet rhythms of their rural town, sparking paranoia, violence, and death.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Footage of the incident was widely circulated on TikTok, Facebook and X, fueling global criticism and sparking hashtags such as #StandWithMexico and #JusticeForFatima, Life & Style reported.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bandit had been found on a rural road in the middle of nowhere and would have died had his rescuer not been driving past.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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Macklin Celebrini recorded his second career NHL hat trick and matched a career-high with five points, which included a key assist on Smith’s overtime winner, setting off a wild celebration for the previously winless Sharks (1-4-2).—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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But instead Lane, then 34, ambushed her — setting off a violent scramble through the residence that left Wilkins unconscious, her fetus cut from her womb.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the tide is turning on her feelings for him.—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 38-year-old woman now held at Sacramento County Main Jail, allegedly struck her husband with a vacuum cord before turning on her 10-year-old, beating the child with a metal pole.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Facebook post has been viewed more than 140,000 times, touching off hundreds of comments over driver responsibility and technology.—
David R. Smith,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Williams said, touching off laughter.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cranking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranking%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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