awakened
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Who has not awakened from a bad dream trying for those frightening moments to clear their heads and sort out what they dreamed versus what is real, or at least true?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
I used to vacation in a cabin on Narragansett Bay where I was typically awakened to a symphony of gulls and other birds; I’d often wondered if other jazz musicians saw possibilities in these sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
"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
Nearing the eight o’clock hour, as the watery winter sun rose high above the creaking canopy of Deadwood, Gingersnipes was awakened by a knock.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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