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on again

Idioms  
  1. see under off and on.


Example Sentences

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Humbled, I move on, again resolved not to let our unhoused neighbors feel invisible, nor to forget that homelessness is, among other adjectives, abnormal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

In the end, switching the steering wheel and turning the car off and on again did it, and Russell just made it out for a final lap.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

For example, a protein might briefly activate, then turn off, and later switch on again.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

The on-and-off relationship between Nvidia and China appears to be back on again, after a report that China’s government has given the go-ahead to big companies including Alibaba to buy the U.S. semiconductor maker’s chips.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

He went on again, but his uneasiness grew, and every now and again he stood up to his full height, craning his neck eastward and southward.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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