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wake

noun as in formal observance of a body before funeral

noun as in trail behind something

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"The two McLaren drivers are suffering too much from the pressure and they need to wake up," he said.

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"He would wake up and ask: 'Why did you let them cut my legs?'"

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“You find yourself literally thinking about the case from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to bed and many times in the middle of the night as well,” Theodora said.

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Total public debt is now at 124% of GDP, higher than in the wake of World War II.

She says the day began by being woken by Ghislaine Maxwell: "It was going to be a special day, she said. Just like Cinderella, I was going to meet a handsome prince!"

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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