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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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And it came on the back of years of investments in developing crucial technology, including AI - which has only continued in the wake of DeepSeek's success.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Stay up really late so you wake up with the kind of high upper eyelid exposure that gives you Prey Eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I wake up around 8 or 9 a.m. and am excited to post my content, which I always have ready to go.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits in recent weeks has remained low, suggesting that employers aren’t undertaking major layoffs in the wake of the latest Middle East conflict.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They’re like birds: they wake up before it’s light, and they’re singing and fluttering around just as soon as their eyes are open.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan