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A fast, he insisted, was not blackmail but an act of suffering intended to awaken rather than coerce.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

"Some officials in the United States still have yet to awaken from their escapist and anachronistic dream," she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

Here we are, 11 years later, still living in the surreality we first experienced on that day — like a nightmare from which we can’t awaken.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

She saw the corporate demos as tools to awaken Xerox to the corporate value of the work being done at PARC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

I never remember my dreams, although I sometimes awaken with my fists clenched and my heart hammering.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

“For a lot of investors, this avalanche of supply awakens dark memories of other ebullient markets,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, an AI solutions group focused on the investment industry.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

The morning after giving birth, June awakens in her bed to find her baby gone; Bethel and Beauty are at the kitchen table in tears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The humble tomato, beloved by many yet scorned by some, slowly awakens from hibernation, reminding us that warm weather, spent indulging in fresh salads and produce-filled sandwiches, is almost here.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026

"We used to think of the time before the genome awakens as a period of chaos," explains Noura Maziak, lead author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

“Legend says that lighting the Lamp of Bharata awakens the Sleeper, a demon who will summon Lord Shiva, the fearsome Lord of Destruction, who will dance upon the world and bring an end to Time.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

"By putting your own life on the line, you awakened the conscience of an entire nation," Dipke, 30, said in a social media post.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Without realizing it, Kevin O’Leary may have awakened a new political uprising in Utah—one that could come back to bite the very lawmakers he partnered with for his latest moneymaking venture.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026

"He has awakened from an induced coma and is doing well under the circumstances."

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

He was awakened around 1:45 a.m., he said, by a call from Dick, who was monitoring the weather from the main office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

It hadn’t escaped her notice either that she had been the one awakened to cut grass.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Turns out the red pill is also a metaphor for awakening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

“They were in for a rude awakening with the response, and it wasn’t just from the gay community,” Giants broadcaster and former pitcher Mike Krukow told KNBR, the team’s flagship radio station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

So the album represents a time in my life when I realized there’s a spiritual awakening that I had.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

"We'd prepared for this moment... to mobilise the family, because I really wanted my children to be there upon my awakening," he said.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

The efrits’ skill at awakening latent magic in humans.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir