awakens

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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

"But when someone encounters us... when our message touches something deep within them, when it awakens the peace that has always lived quietly in their own heart -- something sacred begins to unfold."

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

She said she sometimes awakens in the middle of the night, struck by an idea about a rule or statute that might be of use.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

A wolf, asleep with his head on his paws, awakens at the sound of my footsteps and opens his eyes but does not lift his head.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner