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Attractive green foliage sets off other plants in summer, and in fall, the plant displays a lovely yellow-gold color.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026 -
In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Greed motivates a number of inappropriate behaviors.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
2 Mar. 2026
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That human connection — a pushback against the faceless nature of a streamlined, online system — is what motivates Emhof to leave positive reviews.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2026
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Within ComPair’s ‘HealTech’ material, a healing agent activates at higher temperatures.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The designation, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, activates authorities created under an executive order signed in September that expanded the government's ability to penalize countries accused of detaining Americans for political bargaining power.—
Camilla Schick,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Crews have been deployed to spray disinfectant on vehicles entering the exclusion zone to avoid any possible transfer of the highly-contagious viral disease that induces fever and blister-like sores in the mouth, drastically reduces milk production and leaves animals weakened.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In theory, the charge of a thunderstorm above induces an opposite charge in the ground below.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Fiery Mars energizes your 7th House of Alignments, bringing direct movement to your key collaborations and one-on-one agreements.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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The then-27-year-old forged a new path in finance, drawn to the bank’s work environment that energizes him like rowing had for years.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Our pulse races, our breath quickens, our mind goes into battle mode.—
Glenn Kurlander,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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When her pace slows and pulse quickens during the race, Kunisch will remember Uncle Kenny's enduring words — lyrics of a plainspoken poet.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
22 Nov. 2024
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
2 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Paul’s decision about the practice inspires Gaby.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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My Name, a sequel to his 2024 tape L’Humanité, doesn’t deal directly with Birmingham, but the resilience of its people animates every line.—
Liam Inscoe-Jones,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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This oscillation between panoramic distance and tactile proximity animates the forest as a sentient protagonist, one who occasionally addresses visitors in a woman’s voice.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Keys (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keys%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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