wake
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The NDMA's updated guidelines in the wake of the crash acknowledged "Comprehensive Disaster Victim Identification and Management have not received adequate systematic attention in the disaster management framework so far".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
These humble devices, which surged into mass production in the first half of the 20th century, had two jobs: tell time and wake you up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Friendo, did you just wake up and figure out what decade this is?
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
In the wake of that dispute, the Pentagon severed its contracts with the company, whose AI tools had been the only ones to hold defense security clearance.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Mutti was running alongside them, calling all the while for Karli to wake up.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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