as in to set off
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Santos Neto thrived in his band from 1977 to 1992 before setting off to hone his own, similarly expansive, body of tunes.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025 -
According to Meeks, seven people started the day with a religious mass around 5:30 a.m. before setting off for a hike in Royal Gorge.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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Keke Palmer is addressing what motivated her and her team to pull the podcast interview with Jonathan Majors following public outcry.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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Managers should foster a safe environment where employees feel valued and motivated to learn.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Kershaw induced Colorado into nine outs via groundballs.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 June 2025
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Recurring blood sugar spikes can repeatedly stimulate insulin production in the body and induce insulin resistance.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
25 June 2025
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That figure is pumped up by assuming things that might never happen, according to a New York Times analysis of federal contracting data and interviews with people familiar with that contract who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to discuss it with members of the media.—
David A. Fahrenthold,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In public, the Trumps pump up their projects, yet in private the first family appears to be dumping at least a portion of its holdings.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Doug Leone, Sequoia 2011: #11 | 2025: #7 With a knack for understanding people and what motives them, Doug Leone landed a sales job at Sun Microsystems right out of college.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Product philosophy, collaboration, and motive The technology has already been successfully implemented in select showcase stores and events across Brazil.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the character inspired by her own love story is played by Hacks star Megan Stalter, with a cast of up-and-comers rounding out the ensemble of the Netflix comedy-drama that’s sure to generate plenty of conversation.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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America is not used to having a local guy as the driving force of an institution with four times as much history and an even greater capacity to inspire fear and awe.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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In total, Dixon, who worked as a hype man to energize crowds at Joe’s shows for 16 years, said he was subjected to more than 4,000 such scenarios throughout his tenure.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Motivational speeches, grateful teams and energizing collaborations are a part of it— sometimes.—
Joe Altieri,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Meanwhile, in suburban Cook County, three courthouses — in Skokie, Maywood and Markham — were activated as 24/7 cooling centers from June 21 to June 24 in response to the heat advisory.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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It’s been a couple of years since Google and Jamestown activated a stretch of downtown San Jose near SAP Center with its Creekside Socials, block parties with music, art and food trucks.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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“Key (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/key%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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