awakening
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One of many joys of “Contrapposto” is observing Cricket’s artistic awakening via the mentors who guide him into his artistic consciousness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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
George also experienced a religious awakening that prompted him to become a preacher and, around 1774, help establish the Silver Bluff Baptist Church, which is still active today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The novel, partly narrated by SP’s great-grandson Mohit Chopra, illuminates the character’s rebellious awakening from his family with a punched-gut-riot stew of emotions.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 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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