wake
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Meet the folks who had given up on the team or needed to wake up early this morning—and missed a piece of basketball history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Friendo, did you just wake up and figure out what decade this is?
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
"West Ham United supporters want a club that reflects the values of decency, integrity and accountability," said the prominent Hammers United fans group in the wake of the Panorama broadcast.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
In the wake of that dispute, the Pentagon severed its contracts with the company, whose AI tools had been the only ones to hold defense security clearance.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In his wake, the mushrooms drooped back toward the earth, lifeless.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing wake
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act II
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