awoken
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"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
He was told locals of an ancient village near Chepstow had awoken to find more than 50 holes mysteriously dug among the gravestones of their churchyard.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Sometimes after the migraine had stopped, I was able to fall asleep briefly, only to be awoken by nightmares.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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