awaken
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Lestat is handsome and wealthy, with extraordinary powers and musical talent so undeniable that they awaken the queen of vampires.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 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
"I knew we were a sleeping giant that we needed to awaken in some way."
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
She didn’t want to awaken him, because that would require yelling on the train.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
The humble tomato, beloved by many yet scorned by some, slowly awakens from hibernation, reminding us that warm weather, spent indulging in fresh salads and produce-filled sandwiches, is almost here.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
The illusion awakens him to a new means of looking at “nature and culture, the given and the constructed,” wherein these supposed binaries collapse together and exist simultaneously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 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
Glinda meanwhile has become the poster girl of the Wizard's regime -- a position that brings her privilege and popularity, but also awakens guilt and shame, stemming from her childhood.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
He awakens to tires crossing highway seams: Click-click.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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
Even stranger was the beeping that awakened Lassiter one morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"He has awakened from an induced coma and is doing well under the circumstances."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Nvidia’s stock has awakened from its slumber, clocking its seventh consecutive day of gains.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
They slept late the next morning and were awakened by the roar of a racing motorboat as it headed down the river to the bay.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
According to Variety, the script followed Madonna from her upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit, her artistic awakening in 1980s New York City, and concluded around the 1998 release of “Ray of Light.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Suddenly in 1745 among the Lenape, Brainerd led an awakening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Clara is developmentally disabled due to a childhood accident; Margaret’s efforts to keep her safe gradually give way to a fuller understanding of her daughter’s awakening, and the lovelessness of her own marriage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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
Yet somehow, despite virtually living on the Net, the discovery that he physically could live in almost any city in the country had come as a shock, an awakening akin to joining the Geek Club.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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