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breathe freely



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Canned air was actually used as a bit in “Spaceballs,” with the joke being how absurd it is to pay for something we breathe freely.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

“All we want now is for our family to heal, to breathe freely again, and to see our parents’ good names restored,” the letter said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

"Life there is grey, you cannot breathe freely. Here, I can breathe freely."

From BBC Feb. 12, 2022

There, under this huge, cloudless desert sky, Balcázar finally felt able to breathe freely.

From The Guardian Dec. 8, 2020

Although it is minus ten degrees centigrade and the wind is howling, it is nice to breathe freely.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys



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