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awake

[uh-wayk] / əˈweɪk /






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“The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery,” she added.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Once awake, Matt gazes at Dr. Corr in weepy admiration; she stares back at him neutrally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He’s wide awake when he should be asleep because the middle of the night also happens to be his favorite time to work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

These electrical signals change depending on whether the brain is awake, dreaming or experiencing deep sleep.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

I try to stay awake, but the taxi is so warm and it’s still so dark I can’t see anything through the windows, so I fall asleep.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

This is the stage set for the release of Caro Claire Burke’s debut novel “Yesteryear,” a satirical thriller in which Christian tradwife influencer Natalie awakes in an 1855 homestead with no explanation and no escape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Ryan Gosling stars in the Amazon MGM film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.

From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026

When she awakes, he lies to her about what happened, and season one's cliffhanger ending leaves viewers with the strong impression that Ellie is well aware of the deception.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025

When Phillips awakes, she’ll squeeze her eyes closed and try and coax the vision to return.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

Celia awakes to an ominous pattern of moonlight on her sheets.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

It was 8 a.m. in Omsk when Tatiana was awaked by a phone call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Satchell, who said the months at the Six Flags site were the highlight of her nursing career, told Dennis she’d awaked that morning sad to see it close.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021

Peter Ricketts, formerly the head of Britain’s Foreign Office, said he had awaked to the news of Mrs. May “appealing to others to help her out of dilemmas of her own making.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2018

Thibault has discussed playing Delle Donne at multiple positions, even admitting he’s awaked in the middle of the night with new offensive ideas.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2017

Retired worn out; slept soundly; awaked by mate telling me that both man of watch and steersman missing.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

But in a surprise turn of events, Sabine said she awoke a few weeks ago to find it had regained some of its natural strength and "broadly speaking, it's back to where it should be".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

She was placed in an induced coma to aid her recovery which she awoke from in mid-June but remained “very unwell,” her family said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

I awoke in Washington on a recent Thursday the proud owner of a pair of Donald Trump’s favorite shoes.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Sunlight was pouring over the house and yard and through the windows when Dicey awoke the next morning.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

"Young people have awoken for our parents, too," Billa told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

GRENOBLE, France—One night last week, Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar was fast asleep on the shores of Lake Geneva when he was suddenly awoken by a knock at his hotel-room door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

At about 04:00 GMT the following morning, Ms Staddon told nurses she had awoken to find Brendon "cold".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025

Her bleary eyes fluttered open, perhaps awoken by the light.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

I do luxuriate in awaking to no news deadlines, playing pickleball when court fees are low and cycling to the beach on a weekday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

The top orchestras in Berlin, Vienna, New York, Munich and elsewhere play popular concerts in parks, often awaking new audiences to their wares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Anwar McQueen, a star guard who played on the 1992-93 team, recalls an episode when he overslept, awaking too late to make the team’s flight to Vero Beach, Fla., where they were to play games.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022

After awaking, he tweeted that he was fortunate he fell ill in Britain instead of in the United States.

From Fox News ● Aug. 5, 2020

I kept thinking I had slept and was awaking after dreaming of a tiger.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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