awoken
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"Young people have awoken for our parents, too," Billa told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But the mixture of "tinder dry" pine and intense heat helped upend things on day five when the family was awoken on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
GRENOBLE, France—One night last week, Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar was fast asleep on the shores of Lake Geneva when he was suddenly awoken by a knock at his hotel-room door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Marcus, tired out, had slept through the night, but he had awoken at dawn with a stifled pain.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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