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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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"It is like a recurring nightmare or dream that I cannot wake up from."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Jordan: Salish, what time would you actually wake up?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Infantino, who took over the presidency in 2016 in the wake of a massive corruption investigation into FIFA, has made increasing revenue the top priority of his tenure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

A judge will ultimately decide the company’s fate in the wake of that decision.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

I needed to change and wake up Mom.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

"As someone who wakes up and goes to bed at the same time every day, I think a daily routine can be helpful for people of all ages across their lifespan," Tracy said.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

“He calls it ‘Byber-Man’ and as soon as he wakes up, he asks if he can watch it,” said Arlo’s mother Brianne, who lives in Pasadena, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

To the extent that you were already not familiar: Our man wakes up every day and wings it with whatever international chess pieces are available to him.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

González admitted that every time she lies down, she wakes up dizzy and thinks it's shaking.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

It’s how Juanita wakes up in the middle of the night—every night—needing to use the bathroom but too afraid to go into the hallway by herself.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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

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

Every morning, before most of the surrounding world has waked up, P.J.

From Washington Post Nov. 5, 2019

He says Henry was munching on weeds when he waked up to him.

From Washington Times Oct. 6, 2019

We know we are not far from the sea because we are constantly waked by the cold.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

On Sunday, Javier Fuentes woke up at 4:30 a.m. to prep for an all-day fishing excursion at Hesperia Lake Park, which opens to anglers at 6 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

When she woke up that Friday morning, ash was falling like snow, and pieces of burning wood were falling from the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

"I was in Tangier, where I was working. I woke up in the morning and heard that Ceuta had opened," Zahra told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Families living in al-Tuffah in northern Gaza woke on Monday to find the blocks had been moved westwards into the centre of Salah al-Din road, a key north-south route through Gaza.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

When he woke again, he was in a different place.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Those only grew louder on the second rest day of the race when he was woken up at 5 a.m. by antidoping authorities knocking on his door outside of the normal testing window.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Nomura analysts offer a deep dive into the semiconductor industry — and some bottlenecks that the market hasn’t even woken up to.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 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

A woman who was bitten by a shark more than a week ago while swimming at a popular Sydney beach has woken briefly from an induced coma, her family has said.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Brigit was paler than usual, her eyes droopy, and Ella hoped it was because she'd just woken up from a nap.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

What time do you get up on Mondays, and what’s the first thing you do after waking up?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

"They fly overhead, whether we're waking up in the morning -- at 7 am even -- or when we're going to bed, they're always flying about. So no-one's safe."

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The research, published in Communications Psychology, examined more than 3,700 descriptions of dreams and waking experiences from 287 people between the ages of 18 and 70.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

In her waking hours, Elle is the movie star of a “Barbarella”–like space adventure about an all-female crew who zips through a wormhole and crash lands on a crystalline planet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Where she’s waking me up, well, that’s definitely changed.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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