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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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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

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

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

"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

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

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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