wide-awakeness

wide-awakeness
\\-nə̇s\ noun (-es)
: the quality or state of being wide-awake : alertness, liveliness

saw signs of a new wide-awakeness in the company personnel

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wideˈ-awakeˈness noun
The condition of being wide awake
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