breath
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But underwater, we grit our teeth at Jay’s every fluttering breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Standing outside the cathedral, Thomas Abood called the news "really difficult to take" after Pope Leo had brought a "new breath of hope."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Composer Ari Balouzian borrows bits of Bernard Herrmann’s violin score from “Vertigo” while cinematographer David Bolen makes the audience hold its breath by framing an image of Fielder and Holmes like they might kiss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"I'm short of breath and have a headache breathing air now. But I still have to work," Imrayedi, a 63-year-old motorcycle taxi driver in Pekanbaru city, on Sumatra island, told BBC Indonesian last week.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Almost with a single breath we said, “Willem.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The cost of phone fatigue was not worth the short-term dopamine hit of my bird congratulating me on taking three deep breaths today.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Deep breaths of cool marine air kept that giddy feeling going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Did watching my son perform at his piano recital cause my breaths to get shallow?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
And as Ma gasps her final breaths, she makes her smart little girl promise to never lose sight of her ultimate goal.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Coal tried one of those cleansing breaths Doc had taught him that morning.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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