wake-up call
Example Sentences
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Their experience is another wake-up call our military needs to answer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was a revelation, and a wake-up call, for fellow retailers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
For some inside the AI companies, the wake-up call began this summer—as the companies raced toward public offerings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was also a big wake-up call for families, who may not yet know the extent of the horrors children have faced on the apps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The next day, number 5, lunar-landing day, began with the usual wake-up call from Houston, and proceeded swiftly from there.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
