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rude awakening
noun
an occurrence of being made to face an unpleasant fact
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Musk has had a very rude awakening about politics, the kind of awakening most of us have sometime in our late teens when we realize that not everyone thinks like we do.
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Perhaps it's not surprising that the so-called loveless landslide has been followed by a rude awakening.
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“For a kid who thought he was this tough street-smart kid from D.C., I was in for a very rude awakening,” he said.
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Either on Tuesday or some other point in the future, the party is in for a rude awakening over illegal immigration.
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But many will be in for a rude awakening when they wake up on Nov. 6.
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