How native speakers pronounce “awake”

My 14-year-old son is fast asleep in his bed. I flip on the light and physically shake the poor boy awake. because I know that, like ripping off a Band-Aid,

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and are triggered by sleep deprivation. You stretch in an attempt to stay awake. But at this point your motor skills have also taken a hit.

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that they slept, on average, 33 minutes a night longer, and they were awake for ten minutes less each night. They also reported that they felt they slept better,

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Or, if I wake, do I fall back asleep easily? Can I stay awake through the day without involuntarily falling asleep? If your answers are yes to all three,

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For many people, this stress is temporary, as its cause is quickly resolved. But what if the very thing keeping you awake was stress about losing sleep? This seemingly unsolvable loop is at the heart of insomnia,

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and I'm not really a religious person. But as soon as I step into that wide awake silence, all the worries that have been clacking away at me on the long drive up,

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