breath
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As it worsens, however, it can lead to fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, heart failure, and in some cases premature death.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Take a deep breath at the film’s start, because you won’t have a moment to retain your composure once Wain and Marino’s blissfully imaginative, “Wizard of Oz”-riffing odyssey of a screenplay gets going.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
He did call again, about 10 minutes later, and told the call handler he was "losing breath".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I hope he's a breath of fresh air," the lawmaker told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
She catches herself, takes a deep breath, and tries again.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
It is one of the highest-altitude golf courses in North America, and LIV golfers took deep breaths before answering press questions about reports that the organization was on the verge of collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
For the next seven hours he staggered and crawled upward, at times needing five or six breaths for every step.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The academic recalled during the Apollo missions to the Moon, "we all held our breaths a little bit."
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
For Dunk, leaving Tanselle to Aerion would have meant killing the knight within himself — a spiritual suicide that would render his continued breaths both meaningless and tormented.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
I took deep breaths to steady myself as I closed the door behind me for the last time.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
