awaken

Dickens’s stories of suffering children and stark injustices still awaken almost primal feelings of horror and heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

Daily, she would awaken as early as 5 a.m. to review homework assignments before beginning class at 7 a.m. at Hesperia High.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Did the magic awaken because he was near?

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

When she awakens in a hospital room two days later, there’s been no ransom note, no explanation about where she went or why.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Before leaving the village for the modern world, Yuru awakens Left and Right, two statues that have marked the entrance to the village.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 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

"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

Then this vital force is merely smoldering, awaiting the time to flare again into activity when spring awakens the insect world.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Higazi Shawer al-Tamimi, 70, a shopkeeper who plays a leadership role in the neighbourhood, said he was awakened at 1:00 am by soldiers and a senior officer who said he had to leave.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

One morning this past July, I was awakened at 4 a.m. by my pager.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

His folk-singer brother first awakened his interest in politics while being "asked to leave" grammar school for "messing about" deepened his dislike of authority.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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

Ben had awakened that morning, while it was still dark, with the butterflies, the old, invisible protozoa of fear that invaded the stomach on the days of contests or of testing.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The Hungarian capital is experiencing a culinary awakening, revival of neighborhoods and a more hopeful vibe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

“In my mind, that was the great awakening nationally for private label,” Volpe said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Villarreal: Something that stands out with Agnes is we’re witnessing her awakening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Cservenka and OSU colleagues Julia Donner and Alexia Obrochta focused on what is commonly known as CAR, or the cortisol awakening response.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

They’re going to have a rude awakening anyway because they’re headed next door to Mrs. Franklin’s house, and she doesn’t like when people come by unannounced.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly