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A spokesperson for New Zealand's Racing Minister Winston Peters called the plans to relocate the dogs "the last gasp actions of a dying industry".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Lee, then, is left wondering if this is the true nature of mortality: a long pattern of disappointments, up to and including the moment you gasp your final breath.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

“There was an audible gasp in the room.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“And we don’t know if this is a performance,” Nino added, drawing a playful gasp from Delilah.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

My gasp was cut off quick as I was yanked forward into the tidal pool of standing marsh water.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

The total eclipse plunged a vast swathe of Spain from broad daylight into darkness Wednesday, drawing awed gasps and applause from spectators gathered in parks and cities across the country.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“No!” she gasps, covering her mouth but unable to hide the mischievous grin that’s broken across her face at the memory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

And as Ma gasps her final breaths, she makes her smart little girl promise to never lose sight of her ultimate goal.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

My second twist might incite even more gasps: Instead of tuna, bake a handsome fillet of Steelhead trout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

I awoke several times to gasps and flights of movements and murmurs that it had happened again, he’d stopped breathing.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Oasis star Noel Gallagher and boxing legend Prince Naseem Hamed were among those watching as the crowd gasped at almost every Itauma punch, whether it landed or not.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Korda gasped, covered her mouth, waved to the crowd and wiped away tears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

When students gasped, he said: “That’s where all this AI hype comes from. We’re not good at programming consciousness. But we’re great at imagining nonconscious things are people.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

"Muhammet hit the seagull!" he gasped, referring to the goalie.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

“Finally,” I gasped as the router finished booting and my phone connected to the Wi-Fi.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

No livestream could have delivered that shiver, or the silence of hundreds of strangers falling still, then gasping, in the same instant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

But the crowd were left gasping in anguish as Gauff, approaching the net, swiped the ball into the tape.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

In the darkness, partially kneeling, gasping for air and practically immobile, he suffered aftershock after aftershock.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

As a result of the physical exertion, the former chef claims that she “became dizzy, began choking and gasping for air, and required assistance from security personnel, who intervened by providing water and aid.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

From there, it’s easy enough to haul myself up and a second later I’m once again lying on the top rail, gasping for breath.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen