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wake

noun as in formal observance of a body before funeral

noun as in trail behind something

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More broadly, the furor in Azerbaijan over the crash laid bare Russia’s diminished influence in swaths of its former empire and beyond in the wake of its war in Ukraine.

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The UN peacekeeping force and French counter-terror forces deployed in 2013 in the wake of the uprising have left and the military government has hired Russian mercenaries instead.

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“Do you know what they watch when they wake up?” he said.

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The next morning, Chesson, who was 58 at the time and 17 years into a second career as a flight attendant, woke up feeling like her brain was on fire.

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On Sunday morning, though, the Nittany Lions could wake up with their hopes of competing for a title intact.

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