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wake

[weyk] / weɪk /
NOUN
formal observance of a body before funeral
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NOUN
trail behind something
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Gold, Treasury bonds and the greenback also rallied in the wake of the attack on Iran over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal

And she says companies are waking up to the threat, albeit slowly.

From BBC

It was a realisation the game was waking up to, as well.

From BBC

“Maggie has absolutely been instrumental to waking me up to a part of myself I needed to know — and I think vice versa. We share a similar language and curiosity.”

From Los Angeles Times

The results look like something you’d see in the 1990s after falling asleep on the couch with the TV on and waking up at 2 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal