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awoke

American  
[uh-wohk] / əˈwoʊk /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of awake.

awoke British  
/ əˈwəʊk /

verb

  1. a past tense or (now rare or dialectal) past participle of awake

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The missing baby’s mom told investigators that when she awoke, her son was gone.

From Los Angeles Times

Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn told Daily Mail Sport he was on a family holiday and "awoke to the news of this incident".

From Barron's

When Mr Mac Gabhann awoke and saw that his car had vanished from the street and he initially thought it was a joke someone he knew had pulled on him.

From BBC

I awoke to the less-than-ideal news it had been the ward's Christmas party the night before.

From BBC

She awoke refreshed, and quite early, in time to get the very first cup of tea from the samovar in the common room.

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