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
The cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix gives the sport a little more breathing space to consider all this.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Vinicius Jr celebrated his goal in the first leg by dancing near the corner flag - and he produced the same celebration on Wednesday after his 80th-minute strike gave Real breathing space in the tie.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
His response to the mounting demands was not to reorder priorities to give his staff and graduate students some breathing space, but to add a late-night shift to keep the cyclotron running around the clock.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
