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awaken

[uh-wey-kuhn] / əˈweɪ kən /


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“It’s amazing, and it’s also scary,” said Andrew Duca, chief executive of Awaken Tax, a cryptocurrency tax platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Thompson did the bulk of the work on “To Awaken the Sleeper,” a Seattle Symphony co-commission, this past spring and completed it in July.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2021

Shower updates can complement a sink faucet; Schrage suggests the HydroRail-R Awaken Shift Ellipse by Kohler, which comes with dual rain and hand shower heads.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021

"Awaken, doomed city, that thou mayest save thyself," the prophet cries out in Zweig's play.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2020

"Awaken the girls!" he directed, acting upon a sudden resolution.

From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]




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