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breathe freely



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“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

He said he could not believe he was back in Ukraine, "a place where you can breathe freely".

From BBC May 31, 2022

This is of course a call for the reimagining of an America in which everyone can breathe freely, which was probably itself only a dream, but which might still be achievable.

From Slate May 30, 2020

The Delhi transport and rural development minister, Gopal Rai, praised the court’s decision, saying it would help the children of the city — who are increasingly suffering respiratory ailments — to breathe freely.

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 2016

The door closed behind him, the room was once more totally dark, and the two girls could breathe freely again.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis



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