breathing

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Breathing problems, heart problems, allergies, respiratory cancers — MDs realized smog had a heavy hand in them all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Breathing in secondhand smoke in prison is “inhuman and degrading treatment” if the judges say so, while not being allowed to produce secondhand smoke is a violation of the “right to private life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Breathing dust in, as Harrison Schmitt reported during Apollo 17 in 1972, caused sneezing and allergies like "lunar dust hay fever."

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

He appeared in a number of stage shows including The Trick is to Keep Breathing at the Tron Theatre in 1995 which was to be the last live theatre performance he would give.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Breathing deeply to quell a sense of uneasiness, she finally relaxed, unrolled, and sat up.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George