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awaken

[uh-wey-kuhn] / əˈweɪ kən /


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"I knew we were a sleeping giant that we needed to awaken in some way."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It seemed to awaken a sense of the car’s potential.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

She saw the corporate demos as tools to awaken Xerox to the corporate value of the work being done at PARC.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Once traders sense blood in the water, Treasuries should awaken.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

He went to sleep quickly and didn’t awaken until dawn.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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