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wake up

[weyk-uhp] / ˈweɪkˌʌp /




















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"Andy Burnham needs to wake up and smell the landfill," he said.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

"I go to bed and wake up thinking about how I'm going to pay," Claudia Debaste told AFP, referring to her credit card bill.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Sometimes I wonder what would happen if he didn’t wake up.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

What time do you get up on Mondays and what’s the first thing you do after you wake up?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

If it was a magical sleep, there was a very specific way to wake up a princess.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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