breathing space
Example Sentences
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The SNB has some breathing space as inflation is comfortably within its target range of 0-2%, having remained stable at 0.6% year-on-year in May, Nomura analysts said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
PepsiCo, which owns the massive Frito-Lay snacking empire, has more breathing space than most.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Palace seem to have stabilised again, and have picked up a couple of wins to give themselves some breathing space over the bottom three.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
She suggests that getting breathing space from stress can restore energy, which is something Nielsen is doing.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
To gain some breathing space, Torak dodged behind the fire.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
