awakened
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Like Harvey, Williams was asleep when she was awakened by a phone call from her husband, who was out of town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
His folk-singer brother first awakened his interest in politics while being "asked to leave" grammar school for "messing about" deepened his dislike of authority.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"By putting your own life on the line, you awakened the conscience of an entire nation," Dipke, 30, said in a social media post.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Without realizing it, Kevin O’Leary may have awakened a new political uprising in Utah—one that could come back to bite the very lawmakers he partnered with for his latest moneymaking venture.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Nearing the eight o’clock hour, as the watery winter sun rose high above the creaking canopy of Deadwood, Gingersnipes was awakened by a knock.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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