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breathe into



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It’s one sort of problem to litter the narrative with flat characters and airless performances; the cast must be suffocating from how little life they breathe into their roles.

From Salon ● May 24, 2025

Ignore the impulse to react, then breathe into the greater good, then act.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022

He thought she was hyperventilating — something that can occur before a panic attack — and gave her a paper bag to breathe into.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

Birbiglia recounts a visit to his doctor when he was asked to breathe into a device to test his lung capacity and was barely able to move the dial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2022

For a moment, I stared at him, undecided, repelled, not wanting to touch him again, let alone breathe into him.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler


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