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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The latest report on increased drug use is a wake-up call for America.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clinton recently had a wake-up call .
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My wake-up call arrived when the amount of spam selling lists of e-mail addresses exceeded that pushing miracle diet drugs.
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Seattle was, as everybody now says, a wake-up call .
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That had been his wake-up call .
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They needed a mighty wake-up call as much as they needed to learn the parts of speech.
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This should be a wake-up call to everyone.