as in to set off
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The high-profile deportations quickly set off a legal battle in the U.S.—
Annabelle Hanflig,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025 -
However, smoke from the barbeque made its way inside the home, setting off the smoke detectors.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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In 2010, Rich entered the energy sector, motivated by the tax advantages and profit potential of oil and gas investments.—
Rich Tabaka,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Desir was motivated to join the wrestling team at Forest Hill beginning in her freshman season after watching Instagram reels online.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Only four relievers last season induced a higher whiff percentage than Adam, who has the stuff to close games if the Padres end up trading Suarez.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Labor leaders also stressed that as unfree people, contract workers did not come to the U.S. voluntarily; instead they were induced to migrate by capitalists.—
Made by History,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Apart from having problems at right-back, with both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Bradley expected to be missing through injury, Liverpool are pumped up and ready.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Street gangs were more organized and focused on drug trafficking, which led to many takedowns where dozens of defendants would be charged, pumping up the number of prosecutions.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 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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Amanda Seyfried is revealing which classic blonde bombshell partly inspired her performance in Mean Girls.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The collection’s color palette of taupe, beige and white was inspired by Palazzo Pitti, the Renaissance palace in Florence where Brioni first staged a men’s runway show in 1952.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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But if Pelle Larsson keeps happening, as the Miami Heat 2025 second-round pick out of Arizona did during Wednesday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers with his energizing effort, then rethinking potentially could be in order.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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Soft tones that incorporate hints of energizing colors, like soft yellows or greens, warm corals, or even a bit of sky blue, can promote rest while also subtly enhancing alertness.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued a joint advisory warning that two-factor authentication needed to be activated for all webmail and VPN accounts as a matter of urgency.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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New users can sign up through our links to activate this welcome offer in time for second round action over the weekend.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Key (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/key%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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