as in to set off
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Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images Some of the texts had been detected by spam filters across the messaging ecosystem, setting off alarm bells.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025 -
The convoy of OCTAs set off to climb those mountains, trading pebbled roads for harder tracks in places, and some cement surfaces where runoff was an obvious issue.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The streaming potency of the 2014 film helped motivate the decision by Disney to mobilize a Moana streaming series for Disney+, which was then refashioned into a theatrical sequel.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Chinese authorities have dismissed speculation about COVID’s origins as unhelpful and motivated by politics.—
David Klepper,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The headband emits acoustic simulation that responds to the user’s brainwaves to induce sleep by suppressing alpha waves, which occur when the brain is in a relaxed state but still awake.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Microplastics in the bloodstream can induce cerebral thrombosis by causing cell obstruction and lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities, Science Advances, 11(4).—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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City rarely make statement signings in January — their last one was Aymeric Laporte in 2018 — and this should get everyone at the club pumped up for the second half of the campaign.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL Draft: 5 Teams That Could Select Texas Quarterback Later that year, while the Huskers were trailing Ohio State 20-6 in a game, Burkhead pumped up his teammates by mentioning his new friend.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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White working-class New Yorkers increasingly felt not only alienated but also motived to express their dissatisfaction.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
3 Oct. 2024
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The very last people who aren’t really motived to change any of this are the publishers themselves.—
Paul Sutter,
Ars Technica,
12 July 2024
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The styles are inspired by 1960s Palm Beach, Fla., where Lilly Pulitzer was started, and features bold heritage prints and colors, but with a modern twist.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The World’s First Podcast originated in 2021 and inspired the podcast featured in Nobody Wants This.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Platinum Moon energize the Space Ballroom on Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. $21.54.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
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The people in your network can energize or deplete you.—
Joseph Liu,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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There is a release clause of around €55million (£46m) and Athletic will only sell if that gets activated, so the fact his contract ends in 2027 is irrelevant.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Apple’s recent software update, iOS 18.3, automatically activates the Apple Intelligence feature for both new users and those upgrading on eligible devices.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Key (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/key%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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