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wake up

[wayk-uhp] / ˈweɪkˌʌp /




















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Instead, he said, he goes to bed early so he can wake up and record his daily show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Sometime later, Jason arrives and demonstrates a knack for reviving from naps the average human wouldn’t wake up from.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Musk appeared to wake up to a new reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

We will probably not all wake up on Friday, Nov. 13 “squeezed to death.”

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

When I would wake up, I would brood over it, and Dr. Kane has said to me more than once, “Maggie, I see that the vampire is over you still.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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