Example Sentences

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The declaration activates the city’s emergency response structure, directs departments to assess damages and costs, and requests state assistance to support firefighting, cleanup, environmental monitoring and community recovery efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

And because flow activates brain networks that consume low amounts of energy, we experience it as a fun, playful state rather than a draining one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Once a burst of gene activity begins, MYRF-1 activates LIN-42.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Typically, self-funded campaigns underperform compared to more traditional campaigns, in part because donors are engaged voters and raising money activates their networks as well, Blank said.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

He activates it, just like the pediatrician always did, and it flashes bright pink.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera