Number
Set off
Set off verb - To cause to function.
Both terms in one sentence
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That Reminds Me of a Song: Anything and everything will set off a musical number.
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Pineapple Surprise: Number Four kills the Mogadorian leader by using his powers to set off all of the leader's bullets while they're still strapped to his chest.
Source: Literature / I Am Number Four -
Reading about the mysterious Lost Oasis of Zeezura in the Libyan desert, Bagnold set off on a number of expeditions.
Source: Useful Notes / Ralph Bagnold
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