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wake up

[weyk-uhp] / ˈweɪkˌʌp /




















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"Every day, I wake up wondering whether the situation will de-escalate or worsen," said Mustafa Mohamed, a 39-year-old Sudanese accountant in the Gulf country.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“To really wake up the public — the General Assembly and Capitol Square crowd — we had to go to the direct democracy route with a constitutional amendment,” Owens said.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

We're the ones who wake up early, who come back home late.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

“We’ll get into a fight,” she said, “and I’ll wake up to a Substack article about it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

I needed to change and wake up Mom.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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