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- noun The act of
waking up
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Examples
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I don't believe in wakeup calls, but I guess those guys do.
NBA - National Basketball Association - Utah vs. San Antonio 2002
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He's going to join us after the break with what he is calling a wakeup documentary about the genocide in Darfur.
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Darfur is now bleeding openly, profusely, even across the border, into Chad, and I think it's this potential to expand the conflict and suffering, which is now -- which is, a wakeup call for the U.N., especially the Security Council, and other major players to do something about this situation.
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The next status report will be issued shortly after crew wakeup, which is scheduled for 10: 21 p.m., or earlier if conditions warrant.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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"The Loma Prieta earthquake is always referred to as a wakeup call and we're fortunate over the last 20 years that we've had no other major earthquakes," said Jack Boatwright, a seismologist with the U.S.
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"The Loma Prieta earthquake is always referred to as a wakeup call and we're fortunate over the last 20 years that we've had no other major earthquakes," said Jack Boatwright, a seismologist with the U.S.
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AS3930 is a fully programmable low-frequency RFID active-tag wakeup receiver requiring minimal external components while offering long range and battery life.
unknown title 2009
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But also you see - a suicidal person, when you see somebody else die of natural causes or whatever, for me it's also a kind of wakeup call.
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But also you see - a suicidal person, when you see somebody else die of natural causes or whatever, for me it's also a kind of wakeup call.
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And now to a different kind of wakeup call, the type that starts with hi, you ` re nominated for a Golden Globe.
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