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breathing

[bree-thing] / ˈbri ðɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
respiring
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The pulse is weak and the breathing shallow, but the Galaxy’s playoff hopes are still alive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Senior kicker Trevor Koko continued an impressive season with a looping ball that Mission Viejo wasn’t able to field, breathing life into a potential comeback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

It was among a raft of measures that he said were designed to help ease the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis by offering people "breathing space".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Everybody was just looking for a breathing body,” quipped Chad Moutray, senior vice president for industry research at the National Restaurant Association.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

I found his body, but it was a living, breathing body.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney


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