woke

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Bill Cody, the Grand Ole Opry and longtime WSM Radio host who woke up listeners with his velvet voice and country music lore, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But when Smith initially woke up with a stiff neck last week in Arizona, he expected it to resolve in a day or two.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The next morning, I woke up feeling sick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The boy's bed was empty when his roommates woke up in a dormitory at the seaside camp in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“I went to sleep and when I woke up they were gone. I think that Jimbo monkey got away with them.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls