awakening
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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
"We'd prepared for this moment... to mobilise the family, because I really wanted my children to be there upon my awakening," he said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“So I’m really hoping we can have an awakening as Californians that these riparian habitats need to be restored and respected because they are rare.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Natural disasters are inevitable, but often, the most devastating slumber for decades, sometimes centuries, only awakening when provoked.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Mother was awakening to the sorry facts: My biscuits were like stones, my samplers askew, my seams like rickrack.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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