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  • n  a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected
  • n  a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels)
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  • Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts
    Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:08 am, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it ...
    June 19, 2013 - Beaumont Enterprise
  • Obama to Call for Nuke Reductions; Little New Ground in Last MA SEN Debate; Malloy Trails in CT Poll
    Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSPres. Obama "will speak Wednesday" at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, where he is expected to "focus on arms control with Russia, a topic far less volatile than it was during the Cold War arms race but one near to" Obama's heart (CBS News).Appearing Tuesday before the House Intel Cmte, NSA ...
    June 19, 2013 - National Journal via Yahoo! News
  • Starbucks' Wake-Up Call: Calorie Counts on Menus
    Starbucks' Wake-Up Call: Calorie Counts on Menus
    June 18, 2013 - Time Magazine

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