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breathe

[breeth] / brið /


VERB
inspire action
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"With the mask, I will have to breathe heavier," the 27-year-old said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Russell gave himself a golden opportunity to breathe some life into his almost-extinguished title hopes when he beat Verstappen off the line and took the lead into the first corner.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

It wasn’t until the CrossWave leveled off that I could breathe again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

I squeeze my eyes shut and count and breathe, count and breathe.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The testing method is simple: a patient breathes into a cotton mask for about 10 minutes, and the mask is then sealed in a bag and taken to the lab.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Funaro, who relies on a wheelchair and breathes with a ventilator, has taken the neighbors to court, his family spending thousands of dollars on a legal battle that has lasted two years and counting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The film breathes in a dynamic way, the last few beats taking a startling turn toward a somber wistfulness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

David Raya fastens his gloves and breathes out.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Dad breathes out one last time, hugely, and drops his hands dramatically, which makes me giggle.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

And he breathed life into a stadium that had a crowd of only 49,104 — short of a sellout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Before going to sleep, the women placed three drops of oil into a paper cup and breathed in the scent for 10 seconds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Another 17 percent of the world breathed "very poor" air, while five percent was exposed to "good" levels of ozone.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But there is a positive atmosphere in No 10 too, one source telling me that the face-offs between Badenoch and Burnham have "breathed new life into the Labour versus Tory dynamic".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Jess breathed in the spicy smell of the pines.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

When Evans derails the conversation again, a new question pops up — an occurrence in this film as natural and frequent as breathing.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Hatch’s new contactless bedside device tracks your sleep stages, breathing and bedtime habits without a watch or ring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In February 2025, a relative brought Aurora to an emergency room for asthma, wheezing and difficulty breathing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Alexander disease can interfere with movement, thinking, and automatic bodily functions such as breathing and heart rate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

I can’t even out my breathing, and my legs are so tired I want to go lie down on the grassy patch at the side of the road.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison


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