exhale
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Meal two: Something easy, almost offhand This is your midweek exhale.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Her children sometimes struggle with anxiety at bedtime, and Judd has taught them to breathe using a shorter in-breath and a longer exhale to help calm them.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
For many Americans, retirement is supposed to be a financial exhale.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
If you’re holding your breath awaiting the end of the compact-disc era, don’t exhale quite yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
When I exhale, though, I feel something else.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
"Cong phew!" exhales the Sun after "Hero Harry" comes "to the rescue".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
When it’s over, Parillo, whose nom de guerre in the competition is Velvet Milkman, exhales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Her husband Yitzhak, tense throughout, finally exhales, then explains that the couple will wait a week before choosing a name.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
When you whisk that nutty, toffee-adjacent warmth into the mix, especially alongside fruit and a streak of citrus zest, the entire batter exhales.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Dad takes a big breath and exhales deeply, relieved that we were only joking.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
USC exhaled — and proceeded to finish the first quarter on a 16-0 run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
The technology pulls the driver's exhaled breath into sensors located in the driver's side door or in the dashboard and steering column, as the driver breathes normally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Patients with asthma showed a median 56% reduction in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, indicating reduced airway inflammation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 8, 2025
Frankie exhaled a shaky breath and sank to the floor.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
By late afternoon, most test-takers walk out of school gates, exhaling with relief and embracing the family members waiting outside.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Each spoonful delivers a deep, full inhale as we tip it to our lips, then we hold our breath as we swallow before finally exhaling at the end.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
“Not much you can do but keep on living,” the man said, exhaling.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
I take a deep breath and puff out my cheeks, exhaling.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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