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  • past tense form of wake.
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woke

[wohk] / woʊk /


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"During recess, one morning I woke up and my voice was like it is now, and my family said 'Your voice is stronger'," she added.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“Both those guys woke up with some soreness and tightness today — tightness for Luka, soreness for Ziaire,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The next morning, the startup founder woke up to about 50 email messages, each one saying he had been charged a few more dollars for Anthropic and OpenAI’s services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I woke up at night, heard bangs, looked out of the window and there was a fire," 40-year-old Saint Petersburg resident Igor told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Then she said in a whisper, “I was so afraid…. Tom … do you know what I did when I woke up the first time? After the accident?”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott


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