wake
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"Like that feeling of being last is horrible, and I think it was kind of like a wake up call."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Given that the stock rose so fast, the rally left very little chart support in its wake.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
But getting a studio to finance and release a Michael Jackson biopic was tricky in the wake of “Leaving Neverland.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
But in the wake of left guard Zion Johnson signing with the Cleveland Browns, the Chargers still need to find better protection for Herbert and insulate the unit better from injury.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Papa said, “Wash your face in some cold water. That always helps. At least, it’ll wake you up.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing wake
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act II
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