waking
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Steve Weitzman in Circus magazine wrote: “Bob Seger hasn’t arrived. The rest of the country is just waking up.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
This gave the researchers repeated opportunities to examine how neural activity and growth hormone regulation changed as the animals moved between sleeping and waking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
At the Worlds, she struggled with a painful throat and was waking at unusual times in the night.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A second successful challenge and strikeout — and Yamamoto seemed to want to challenge, pointing to his head — would have helped the Dodgers evade the waking nightmare of the third inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
She didn’t want to risk waking the old woman fully and inciting her anger, but Ophie desperately needed to know more about Clara, and this might be her only opportunity.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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