breathe
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Analysts expect Wednesday's data will give the US central bank room to breathe on the timing of potential rate hikes to curb inflation, with several Fed policymakers indicating the need for such a move.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
In a boardroom, executives chose the larger, thinner-margin market, and hundreds of thousands of babies breathe easier for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
No 10 says Andy Burnham's plans are to "give people some room to breathe".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The fossil also preserves features on Urokodia's legs that may have served as book gills, allowing the animal to breathe underwater.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Clare could not move, could not breathe, awed by the sacred sight.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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 World Health Organization says 99% of the world population breathes in polluted air leading to seven million deaths a year.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
TB is spread through the air when an infected person speaks, coughs or sings and a nearby person breathes in the germs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
When a person breathes in the TB germs, they settle in the lungs and can spread through the blood to other parts of the body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
The cop breathes peppermint inches from my face.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
"We breathed a sigh of relief. God guided us," Islam said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
At last, when Universal Studios began testing the ride this spring, Garner breathed a sigh of relief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Deborah said her daughter did not just play for the badge, but "lived and breathed" for Sheffield United.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Seacrest transformed the property in 2024, teaming up with architectural designer Silvia Nobili of Nobili Marques Arquitectura to carry out a significant renovation that breathed new life into the space.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Jackson breathed in the familiar summer smells—pine, wildflowers, river water.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
"We didn't get to shake hands with her, but we were definitely breathing the same air."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Rather than wake the person, Rubio said he kept watching for signs of breathing until the passenger finally stirred.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
It then reverses the process, turning the rust back into iron and breathing out oxygen to charge and discharge the battery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That approach created problems because GlyT1 is common in parts of the brainstem that help control breathing and movement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
I sat bolt upright in the freezing simulation room, breathing hard as the very real adrenaline from the very fake simulation raced through my system.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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