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wake

noun as in formal observance of a body before funeral

noun as in trail behind something

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“The administration and its executive agencies are engaged in a concerted campaign to purge ‘woke,’ ‘left,’ and ‘socialist’ viewpoints from our country’s leading universities,” Lin wrote in her opinion.

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In the wake of the disturbances, the government has relaxed certain restrictions and young women have become more prominent in some areas of social and cultural life.

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"I'd wake up in a panic, feeling like I was falling again," she said.

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"Sometimes I wake up screaming in the night because of what happened," she said.

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"The future is very simple. Hopefully the army will wake up, hopefully people will understand that we have to prepare ourselves, that they're coming for us."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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