breathing

Example Sentences

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This is perhaps the more compelling deal rationale: It gives NextEra’s rapidly growing unregulated development arm a lot of breathing room to expand without triggering a credit downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Obstructive sleep apnea causes repeated pauses in breathing throughout the night.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

He takes accountability for his role in their dissolution, breathing vulnerability through the lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

For weeks, growing optimism for a swift peace deal had provided breathing room for a Wall Street frenzy over memory chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

But her shallow breathing is really worrying me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila