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activator

noun

as in catalyst

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Recent Examples of activator The Manor House also comes with a fully accessible ramp and a push-button door activator on entry. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 The activator transforms the silicon and aluminum into a structure that will look like cement. — Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026 The process is repeated for strength and opacity before the nail is sealed with activator and a glossy topcoat. — Georgia Day, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025

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Noun

The actual catalyst that led to Spears stepping away from the music industry had nothing to do with Timberlake, however.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
The firm cited several clinical readouts in 2027 as catalysts for Biogen.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®,Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of catalyst

Noun

The Florida deaths involved a fallen tree and a man found in a closed garage with a running generator.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
In Florida’s Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons said a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home and a man died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in his garage.

— Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of generator

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Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, according to police.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Two other key growth drivers for the pharma business are Tremfya — used to treat psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease — and blood cancer therapy Darzalex.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of driver

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Most breast cancer cases in older women are estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), meaning that tumor cells have receptors that bind to estrogen and trigger cancer growth.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Gut inflammation may disrupt essential bacteria that help the body digest certain trigger foods, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Gastroenterology.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of trigger

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When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
His executor is now going through his book collection, which will be donated to the Palladio Museum in Italy and was arranged according to a unique system of his own invention.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

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State agencies, including the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, have helped local officials with damage assessments and power restoration, among other tasks.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of power

Noun

Companies have plenty of incentives to make that advertising palatable to consumers, but Ireland believes ads will play a role one way or another.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
The city of Mission ultimately pulled the plug on its tax incentives and threw out the redevelopment agreement.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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