as in to set off
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As a doctor is forced to flee Aleppo with her young daughter, one desperate choice sets off a chain of events that ripples across borders and interlocking stories.—
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
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The killing drew national attention and set off a frantic five-day manhunt across the Northeast.—
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The Steelers hope that getting their big target back helps reinvigorate the offense.—
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Alex Molinaroli, the former CEO of Johnson Controls, views this as an opportunity to reinvigorate the national economy through a local initiative and is making efforts to support educational institutions in enhancing workforce development in South Carolina.—
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Barnes & Noble will open four new bookstores in the Chicago area by summertime, including a flagship location downtown on State Street, part of a national move to revive its brick-and-mortar retail presence.—
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An effort to set that up stalled in the California legislature last year, but there's a growing pressure to revive something like it.—
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Can some late-career playoff magic resurrect that value?—
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Afterward, the situation in Iran only got worse, and now Tehran seeks to stanch the bleeding by resurrecting him again.—
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Two decades later, the past reawakens when an email from the missing girl triggers the same sinister pop-up, pulling her childhood friends into a corrupted corner of the internet—and into the heart of Japan’s most chilling digital myth.—
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Looking at the imagery of The Sun card in the Tarot, this is a reminder that your inner child is not gone, but ready to be reawakened.—
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Avoid extreme stretches that can reactivate nervous system protection.—
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It was announced a few days later that the Iranian authorities had decided to reactivate a six-year sentence originally meted out to Panahi in 2010 alongside a 20-year filmmaking and travel ban.—
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The top-two seeds in the AFC haven’t won a playoff game since their last Super Bowl triumph, with the Denver Broncos (2015) and New England Patriots (2018) hoping to end a drought that will rekindle the magic of their glory days.—
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The first of five installments introduces audiences to the series' hero — New York police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) — who has traveled to Los Angeles hoping to rekindle a romance with his estranged wife, Holly.—
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With Charlotte City Council’s recent approval of a $25 million renovation, the facility is preparing for a significant transformation that city officials hope will revitalize an attraction that has faced constant challenges since its doors opened in 2010.—
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Ellison has focused on revitalizing CBS News since becoming CEO, installing The Free Press founder Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief in October.—
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“Reawake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reawake. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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