- present participle of awaken.
awakening
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According to Variety, the script followed Madonna from her upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit, her artistic awakening in 1980s New York City, and concluded around the 1998 release of “Ray of Light.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Clara is developmentally disabled due to a childhood accident; Margaret’s efforts to keep her safe gradually give way to a fuller understanding of her daughter’s awakening, and the lovelessness of her own marriage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
However, the new campaign will begin with her awakening in a strange realm after her funeral which, according to PlayStation, is the start of "a new adventure".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Rasputin is in fact an ex-Green Beret from Buffalo, N.Y., named Patrick, but he had a religious awakening and now claims to be the reincarnated spirit of the notorious Russian mystic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
That was the last shudder of his awakening, the last pains of birth.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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