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  • present participle of awaken.
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awakening

[uh-wey-kuh-ning] / əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ /


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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

A landmark 1962 Supreme Court ruling against state-sponsored prayer in public schools helped spark his political awakening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

If the Tisza majority expects Baka to be a tame president, they may get a rude awakening.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

In recent months, he’s posted about the Bible, launched a religious merch line and spoken about his religious awakening on the podcast circuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The sun was awakening, and Minli wanted to return home as soon as possible.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

Chronic short sleep, frequent awakenings or big drops in oxygen warrant a visit to the doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

When sleep is repeatedly disrupted by frequent awakenings, shorter sleep duration, or pauses in breathing, the cardiovascular system loses critical recovery time.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

A 2014 study that looked at the sleep diaries of 592 adults without sleep disorders found an average of 1.4 awakenings per night.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2025

If there was hope, and belief, that this type of performance was maybe behind them, then this was the rudest of rude awakenings.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025

There had been a time when I’d loathed such rude awakenings.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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