breather

Example Sentences

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The stock prices have taken a breather in the past couple of months because there is a fear of peak capex as software becomes increasingly tokenized, and as labor becomes tokenized.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Markets remained volatile, but Treasury traders took a breather with yields little changed across the curve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Like Vesga, many workers are looking to take a breather from their job or to scale back their high-stress career without quitting altogether.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

“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 • Mar. 3, 2026

So I grabbed an 02 canister and breather mask from the medical bay.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir