take five
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Second, use the “5-5-5” breathing method: When you’re stressed in the middle of a trade, close your eyes and take five deep breaths, five times, holding each for five seconds.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
Farley said the jobs can pay $120,000 a year, but they take five years to learn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
"I see a very, very low percentage that we take five number 10s into a tournament. I don't see how this will help us," he said.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
A traditional large-scale natural gas plant would likely take five years to build, based on current waiting times for natural gas turbines.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
They’re building the statue right now, and it may take five years for her to arrive.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
