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  • past tense form of wake.
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woke

[wohk] / woʊk /


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The coronagraph woke up on Sept. 1 and stretched its digital, electronic, and mechanical "limbs" mid-month.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The man who took a now-famous photo of the five men arrested at RAF Fairford said he thought nothing of it until he woke up the following morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The commotion woke Mallory, who ran outside to help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

"I woke up to go to work and the street in front of my house was flooded," said motorbike rider Samruay Nakkamnueng in the Ari neighbourhood.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

‘I was out like a light till Mila’s snoring woke me this morning.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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