as in to set off
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Some analysts have raised alarms about how weakness in a key node of the web, like OpenAI, could set off a chain reaction that could threaten the entire AI ecosystem.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Dozens of people wearing masks shut down I-77 to set off fireworks in the middle of the interstate.—
Joe Bruno,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The key appeal is the opportunity to meet suppliers, from farmers to seaweed foragers, as well as culinary ambassadors and chefs, such as Máret Ravdna Buljo, whose mission is to reinvigorate Indigenous Sámi culinary culture.—
Karen Gardiner,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dividing these plants and spacing them out helps to reinvigorate old and overcrowded plants.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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More recently, a growing domestic gas shortage — exacerbated by the halt in new drilling and worsened by the Iran war — has revived demand for Colombia’s own coal.—
Fabiano Maisonnave,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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While the attack on the press is underway, the authorities are also reviving old symbols of political repression.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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But if the Russian government is resurrecting the ghosts of the Soviet past – and making life for ordinary Russians a whole lot more inconvenient – Putin himself is showing public indifference.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese Communist Party is resurrecting one of its favorite complaints against the Japanese government, decrying officials’ routine visit to a shrine honoring dead soldiers of World War II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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Images of Iran’s streets aflame, with protesters facing off against the security forces of a repressive regime, must reawaken traumatic memories for Loubna Mrie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The journey to reawaken the Force won’t be straightforward.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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The report indicates that the organ procurement organization initially listed the liver as testing negative for cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a common virus that stays dormant in the body for life after infection and can sometimes reactivate.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Scientists also plan to monitor dormant viruses that can reactivate during spaceflight, including those related to chickenpox and shingles, a reaction that has been previously observed aboard the ISS.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Also written by Pella, Peaking follows a couple’s attempts to rekindle the spark of their relationship by searching for a threesome at a remote music festival.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Lahl also commended the Plaza’s management, which took over the 15-block district in 2024, for helping the change to happen and aiming to revitalize the area.—
Dylan Lysen
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Jeffrey Stewart, chair of the nonprofit’s board of directors, said the redevelopment is a vital piece of revitalizing the neighborhood, alongside plans by Greater Hartford Gives for its new headquarters on a pivotal corner in Clay Arsenal, seen as forming as connection with downtown.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Reawake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reawake. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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