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  • present participle of awaken.
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awakening

[uh-wey-kuh-ning] / əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ /


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Rasputin is in fact an ex-Green Beret from Buffalo, N.Y., named Patrick, but he had a religious awakening and now claims to be the reincarnated spirit of the notorious Russian mystic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

After awakening, the biome’s newly cultivated gut flora will respond to your neurological directive, allowing you to ultimately control when — and where — your wind breaks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Frightful shook rain from her feathers without awakening.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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