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fight for breath



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“It’s so basic that we don’t even think about it until we can’t breathe. And then, we fight for breath. We fight for breath because we want to live because breath is life,” she said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 11, 2023

On Thursday, prosecutors recalled Martin Tobin, the Chicago-area pulmonologist who testified last week in excruciating detail about Floyd’s fight for breath.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2021

If you're not used to the cold, a common response is to be initially shocked and fight for breath, says Mark Harper, an anaesthetist who swims in the sea off Brighton.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2014

I fight for breath, and I fight my instinct to breathe deeply.

From Time Jun. 18, 2010

Mr. Caryll nodded understanding, and on Sir Richard's part there followed another fight for breath, another attack of coughing, during which Bentley instinctively approached again.

From The Lion's Skin by Rafael Sabatini




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