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wake up

verb as in arise

verb as in awake

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verb as in rouse

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verb as in turn out

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Barton said January’s devastating wildfires were a wake-up call.

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Joe Freeman, Amnesty International's Myanmar researcher, said the attack "should serve as a gruesome wake-up call that civilians in Myanmar need urgent protection".

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Even though the fire died down and officials said there were no injuries and little damage to speak of, some residents said Thursday was a wake-up call.

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His harsh wake-up call occurs when he and Earth Prime’s Harcourt find a small American flag at A.R.G.U.S. headquarters.

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“This shooting must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has consequences…The violence and dehumanization of these men and women who are simply enforcing the law must stop.”

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