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exhale

[eks-hayl, ek-sayl] / ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl /


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After a minute or so he exhales, but not a normal exhale, and then I hear him say something but can’t make it out over the traffic and the rage-triggered ringing in my ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

September is notoriously tough on the stock market, but investors might be able to exhale now that Labor Day is here.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

This combination of measurements allowed the researchers to test whether extending the exhale did more than simply lower heart rate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

More impressively, Melton manages to exhale a puff of smoke so thick that cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck can still see it through the set’s fog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Moss sucked in air, deep, and he let it out in one slow exhale.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

After a minute or so he exhales, but not a normal exhale, and then I hear him say something but can’t make it out over the traffic and the rage-triggered ringing in my ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Cong phew!" exhales the Sun after "Hero Harry" comes "to the rescue".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Her husband Yitzhak, tense throughout, finally exhales, then explains that the couple will wait a week before choosing a name.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

When you whisk that nutty, toffee-adjacent warmth into the mix, especially alongside fruit and a streak of citrus zest, the entire batter exhales.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

She exhales slowly, her eyes softening for the first time in a long time.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

“American Patriarch” is a tonic reminder that, from its very beginnings, our republic has exhaled a whiff of the miraculous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

She added: "I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year."

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

A similar quarantine design had been used in earlier research, along with specialized testing of exhaled breath developed by Milton and his colleagues.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026

USC exhaled — and proceeded to finish the first quarter on a 16-0 run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

She exhaled with a great rush, as if she’d been holding her breath.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

By late afternoon, most test-takers walk out of school gates, exhaling with relief and embracing the family members waiting outside.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

“I pulled almost an all-nighter last night, so he’s been keeping us up,” he said, exhaling a light chuckle.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025

“Not much you can do but keep on living,” the man said, exhaling.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024

I tried to follow him, drawing in air when he did, exhaling in turn.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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