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[–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Your example sentence simply uses the english verb “wake” in its original meaning.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wake

Not the adjective “woke” that this thread is about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke

By 2019, the term was widely being used sarcastically as a pejorative by conservatives, as a way to disparage socially liberal movements as superficial and insincere performative activism.

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