wheels in motion
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Positive test results from the first patient Weyer encountered set the wheels in motion for the global effort to identify and contain a potential outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
And the need for Nasa reform is not a partisan issue – Democrat and Republican presidents alike have set the wheels in motion.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
Still, he noted that “it only takes one rich, eccentric person” to set the recount wheels in motion.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Jane’s Addiction continues to set the comeback wheels in motion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
I'm growing heady over this business and must go back to town to set the wheels in motion.
From The Golden Bird by Chase, Edward L.
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