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  • present participle of awaken.
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awakening

[uh-wey-kuh-ning] / əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ /


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"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

Around the same time, he went to the Gesafflestein techno show, which led to a parallel awakening.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The novel, partly narrated by SP’s great-grandson Mohit Chopra, illuminates the character’s rebellious awakening from his family with a punched-gut-riot stew of emotions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Sara Pennypacker’s novel for young readers tells the story of a boy awakening to courage in Nazi-occupied France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

After awakening, he watched Ruben complete the assay—from a distance, for he was radioactive.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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