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wake

[weyk] / weɪk /
NOUN
formal observance of a body before funeral
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NOUN
trail behind something
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“On the weekends, I’ll wake up with the kids on Saturday mornings, I make them breakfast, and then I sit in the window box while the kids watch ‘Bluey,’” she previously told House Beautiful.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“Every moment that I wake up, I’m reminded of my reality, and you’re living through that every single day,” Jake, 35, told ABC7.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Treasury’s intentions to lower borrowing costs in the wake of the recent surge of the 30-year yield to a 19-year high.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The G20 comprises 19 nations plus the EU and the African Union, and was established in the wake of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis to boost global economic and financial stability.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Before she retired, Pani Zuzana sometimes fell asleep in between jobs, so, forgetting that she had retired, I clapped my hands to wake her up.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

A self-described “workaholic,” Cook famously wakes up at 4 a.m. to read customer and employee emails, then hits the gym and badges into Apple Park when he’s not traveling for diplomatic meetings or supply-chain audits.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

From the minute an athlete wakes, to the moment they go to bed, they are thinking about how they can optimise their performance and recovery.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“There is this extraordinarily false narrative that the president wakes up in the morning and calls me and says, ‘Todd, go prosecute X or Y,’” Blanche said.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Researchers calculate CAR by measuring cortisol immediately after a person wakes and then measuring it again 30 minutes later.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Ray’s collar jingles; his quick bark wakes Axel from his spot on the couch.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Since the Australian show — now in its third season — reached American audiences on Disney+ in early 2020, parents have waked in the night with the melodica-driven theme song on hyperloop in their heads.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2023

She and her family were waked by alerts on their phone two hours earlier telling them to evacuate, which were followed by their property manager banging on the door.

From Washington Post Nov. 9, 2018

He has waked up the sleeping giant that is the Philadelphia Orchestra.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2018

“And you’d open your eyes, and she’d be right in your face looking sideways and say, ‘Daddy, I waked up.'”

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2018

March 17—When I waked up this morning rite away I thot I was gone to be smart but Im not.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

I just woke up and I asked myself a lot of questions, and I was really happy with the things that came up.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

On an average day, we woke up around 6:30 a.m. and ate a small breakfast before heading to a set of two to five sites.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Roads that were open when we woke up were then suddenly cut off.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

When he woke up after his crash, Mark was terrified his "life was over" and feared he would be reliant on his parents for the rest of his life.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Strong Jonn's voice woke Rowan from his dream of terror.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

"We were able to get to the hospital in time but if I hadn't woken up, I wouldn't be here."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Fed officials have now woken up to the inflationary part of the AI story.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

People in Clacton-on-Sea have woken up to the news that Nigel Farage will be returning to Westminster as their local MP.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Called “Situational Awareness,” the essay proclaimed that AI would soon become more powerful than humans and that most of the world hadn’t woken up to this reality.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Two nights later, I was woken again by a knock at my door.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

There is a particular kind of safety in waking to the sound of someone else already tending to the world.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

“It was for sure my family and my friends’ families that were the reason for me waking up today to come here.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Emily, who attended English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, said she felt "sick" waking up on Thursday morning, but was happy with with her A*, A and B.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

What time do you get up on Mondays, and what’s the first thing you do after waking up?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Without waking Glimmer, he carefully crept out of their nest.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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