Word: awakenning
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...humvee bed was cold and hard, an inhospitable place to awaken. I struggled to sit up and fell back. My right leg burned from knee to hip. Blood was oozing from it; my right arm felt heavy and numb. Was I having a nightmare? The hollow, faraway sound of voices was dreamlike. I shook my right arm, trying to wake it up. Still no response. I elevated...
...money for Fox. Plus, Idiocracy isn't a bad movie: a lot of the reviews are actually positive. The idea is an extension of Judge's previous work mocking the dumbing down of society: perfectly average Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph are frozen until 2505 and awaken to a world so degraded by mass consumerism that they are now the smartest people in the world. Crops are dying because they're being irrigated with an electrolyte-filled sports drink that has "the taste plants crave." Costco takes up miles of space and has greeters emotionlessly repeat, "Welcome to Costco...
...cross between Milla Jovovich’s naively gorgeous goddess in “The Fifth Element” and a cherubic elf from “The Lord of the Rings.” Although this was my first close encounter with Howard, she didn’t awaken me from anything...
...finally, he replied to Hilbert and declined his invitation to visit Gttingen the next day. His letter did not hide his anxiety: "Your analysis interests me tremendously ... The hints you gave in your messages awaken the greatest of expectations. Nevertheless, I must refrain from traveling to Gttingen for the moment ... I am tired out and plagued by stomach pains ... If possible, please send me a correction proof of your study to mitigate my impatience...
...local plan for the uninsured takes off, it could be a model for other metropolitan regions nationwide. "This is a city that wants to right the proverbial wrongs," Newsom says. "We tend to march to the beat of our own drum and that, hopefully, is something that can awaken people's imaginations elsewhere...