breather
Example Sentences
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“Six months is not enough of a breather for people to deal with all the issues and decisions they have to make,” Michelson said.
From Los Angeles Times
"There's always a time and place for stern words and now we take a breather," Murphy said.
From BBC
Moments before he scored, the U.S. coaches had even summoned him to the bench for a quick breather.
On the whole, however, investors seemed to be taking a breather today ahead of the January jobs report, due Wednesday morning.
From Barron's
On the whole, however, investors seemed to be taking a breather today ahead of the January jobs report, due Wednesday morning.
From Barron's
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