wake
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After so many years of going to work at 5 in the morning, we always wake up between 5 and 6 now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He was to do the same in 2015, in the wake of his party losing again.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Many firms have also announced plans to cut management layers after a hiring binge in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Every day, I wake up wondering whether the situation will de-escalate or worsen," said Mustafa Mohamed, a 39-year-old Sudanese accountant in the Gulf country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Then she linked arms with Alyx and guided her out of the cafeteria, Julia and Ellen following in their wake.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Spielberg launches the story into another dimension when Martin wakes up from his coma and returns home.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
González admitted that every time she lies down, she wakes up dizzy and thinks it's shaking.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Cheryl Hines, Kennedy’s wife, said last year that Kennedy wakes up at 6:30 every morning to cook steak and eat sauerkraut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Motorists are urged to drive slowly through flooded areas to avoid creating wakes that can worsen flooding and impact nearby properties,” the city said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
The ringing of the phone wakes me from my dream.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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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
It also leaves the uncanny sense that the figure has waked from a long sleep and is keenly aware that you are observing its first flickering of consciousness.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
Toto Bergamo Rossi, director of the Venetian Heritage Foundation, who lives in a palace not far from the train station, said the hordes had rudely waked him that morning.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
He says Henry was munching on weeds when he waked up to him.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2019
Golly, I haven’t waked up like this for fifteen years.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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"I woke up this morning and I didn't have to carry my ID anymore," Maria Jesus Walda, a 34-year-old civil engineer, told AFP as she headed into Gibraltar.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Wilber woke up extra early on the morning of June 24, around 15 minutes before the guards came knocking at 4 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"It woke my kids up from the bedroom upstairs and one of them said they thought they could hear a pig squealing because of the noise I was making."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
When Saleh was nine months pregnant, she woke up with stomach pains and presumed she was in labor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
I woke to the sound of horses braying and geese honking.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Taylor's parents described how they were woken by a call from her best friend in the early hours of the morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I am suffering from severe sleep deprivation as a result of being woken up repeatedly throughout the night, every night by this hot air,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Claudia Viviane, a 60-year-old resident of the favela, told AFP she had been woken up by the sound of gunfire.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Now that I see the replays,” Huffington said, “I’m surprised I wasn’t woken up by the cheers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
I’m woken in the morning by a fist pounding my door.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Turnbull said the treatment had stopped her waking during the night and suffering from headaches, adding: "It is amazing because it changes your life."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
C.K. riffs at length about the bags under his eyes, the existential terror of waking up and the absurdity of putting his father in a retirement home.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
By age 11, her daily routine involved waking up at 4:45 a.m., hitting the gym before school, and training again until the evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Over Christmas, he landed in the emergency room after waking up with a swollen face and tongue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Without waking Glimmer, he carefully crept out of their nest.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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