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in one breath





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All in one breath, all in one month.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

“Hi, can I ask you a quick question—what would you do if your boyfriend smelled like this?” he said in one breath, brandishing an open bottle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

"I woke my family up and we rushed down all 16 floors in one breath," said one man named Mr Qin by Chinese outlets.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023

She’s silly but also dead serious; she can be self-deprecating in one breath and thrillingly self-assured the next.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

I had never said so many words in one breath in all my life.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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