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awakening

[uh-way-kuh-ning] / əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ /


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His “return to tradition” was a last-minute awakening, when he was forced to confront all the harm he had done and the miserable life he had led.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

“In my mind, that was the great awakening nationally for private label,” Volpe said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Like a mass awakening, labels and executives began courting them, making offers that were unimaginable just a few years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Cservenka and OSU colleagues Julia Donner and Alexia Obrochta focused on what is commonly known as CAR, or the cortisol awakening response.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

It was the awakening of my Inner Stickler.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

Chronic short sleep, frequent awakenings or big drops in oxygen warrant a visit to the doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

When sleep is repeatedly disrupted by frequent awakenings, shorter sleep duration, or pauses in breathing, the cardiovascular system loses critical recovery time.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

A 2014 study that looked at the sleep diaries of 592 adults without sleep disorders found an average of 1.4 awakenings per night.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2025

If there was hope, and belief, that this type of performance was maybe behind them, then this was the rudest of rude awakenings.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025

There had been a time when I’d loathed such rude awakenings.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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