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When Mark woke up in intensive care a couple of days later, there was "a lump where the right leg was and no lump where the left leg was".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The quake comes after a magnitude-5.0 earthquake woke residents in Granada shortly after 1:00 am on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
States didn’t rush into this area because governors and legislators woke up one morning wanting to manage college sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A couple woke to find a shirtless man in their hotel bedroom after he was mistakenly given a key card to their door, BBC Scotland News has learned.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was the week before Christmas that Betsie woke up unable to move either legs or arms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
