as in to set off
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How Venezuela Helps Fuel Colombian Violence: A decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.—
Atul Loke,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025 -
The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Smart recalled that Rondo, Nelson and Bass advised him to carve out a niche other than offense — a special skill that would motivate coaches to keep him on the court.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Only the rarest of managers has that special brand of charisma, contagious passion, and infectious enthusiasm that inspires or motivates people.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the nascent field of AI hacking, indirect prompt injection has become a basic building block for inducing chatbots to exfiltrate sensitive data or perform other malicious actions.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Every inch of The White Lotus’s Thailand resort induces a mix of envious longing and burbling queasiness.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2025
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Dumb Money Year: 2023 Runtime: 1h 45m Director: Craig Gillespie Remember the GameStop short of a few years ago, when day traders pumped up the cost of the stock and Wall Street lost its mind?—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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The throbbing beats bang up against the high-speed back-and-forth of the matches, pumping up the action — and the emotional stakes — with frantic rhythms rather than conventional sports-movie melodrama.—
Alan Light,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Dec. 2024
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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 long-running Willock and Sax and Canada House galleries feature works by Canadian artists, much of it inspired by the mountain environment.—
Cindy Hirschfeld,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The tailgate design was inspired by observing how people used their SUVs at events.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, caffeine is useful for energizing and tightening skin and softening fine lines and wrinkles.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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But what Garry learned through his unique, unexpected, painful, and beautiful odyssey is that these mortal moments can also energize and inspire.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The referral agent is also voice activated and calls patients to connect them with the right specialists.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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Charged visions seek to be explored when the moon activates Mars retrograde.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Key (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/key%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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