breath
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“When I first joined, it was always a bit of a fight to be talked about in the same breath as some of the bigger sports. Now it’s being talked about. It’s changed a lot.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Coastal protection advocates held their breath late into the night Friday as the clock ticked at the end of the legislative session.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Markets are holding their breath until Kevin Warsh speaks at the Jackson Hole symposium later this morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mladic had barely drawn breath before his life was indelibly marked by conflict.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
It had breath and claws, and it moved in an odd shambling walk, growling to itself while the spit trailed from its muzzle.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Deep breaths of cool marine air kept that giddy feeling going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Did watching my son perform at his piano recital cause my breaths to get shallow?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The academic recalled during the Apollo missions to the Moon, "we all held our breaths a little bit."
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Thomson explained to the jury how family and staff had to wear gloves, masks, visors and aprons when they were with her mother but she said they "held her hand during her final breaths".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
I took deep breaths and tried to calm myself.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
