breather

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This is a rare instance when U.S. stock exchanges take a breather on a day that is not a federal holiday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

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

“The first step is for me to kind of take a breather after the pace that I’ve been running for seven years,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

“I could use a breather anyhow. Puttin' in damp courses is a killer. I must be stark raving mad doin' it meself.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell