awakens

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The rise in energy prices awakens memories of the 2022 crisis, but the backdrop now is different.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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

What begins as a story of reinvention turns darkly operatic when their music awakens something hungry in the Delta night.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Mutti stays out late dancing with Hugo, and some mornings when Helmuth awakens, Mutti is humming in the kitchen and Hugo is sitting at their table.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti