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breathe

[breeth] / brið /


VERB
inspire action
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The strategy highlights the importance of nature as providing the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Enough. We can no longer breathe," shouted marchers in the crowds, which were composed mainly of journalists, rights groups and opposition party representatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

These processes also help spread chemical elements through space, including elements that ultimately become part of planets, the air we breathe, and our own bodies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

In their leaves, plants create much of the oxygen we breathe and, directly or indirectly, nearly all the food we eat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I could barely breathe, let alone reply, so I did as she said.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

We cheer when anyone unjustly imprisoned breathes free air again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The investment decision by Agnico Eagle breathes new life into a mine that China had hoped to run but which ran up against national security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

The World Health Organization says 99% of the world population breathes in polluted air leading to seven million deaths a year.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

TB is spread through the air when an infected person speaks, coughs or sings and a nearby person breathes in the germs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

Her lips pinch together as she breathes in through her nose.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

And he breathed life into a stadium that had a crowd of only 49,104 — short of a sellout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Before going to sleep, the women placed three drops of oil into a paper cup and breathed in the scent for 10 seconds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Boeing investors breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after the FAA said the latest 737 MAX software issue wasn’t a safety concern.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

He always struck you as a manager who lived and breathed the job, who was terribly cut up by it when it didn't go to plan.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Then it touched its muzzle to his face and breathed.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

"This budget is about getting through this difficult moment," he said, adding that it would provide "breathing space" for households and "targeted support" for businesses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Healey has talked about giving people "breathing space" from cost-of-living pressures, and revealed a package of small measures he is calling "everyday fixes" ahead of the Budget.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

He was best known for breathing new life into the classic “Looney Tunes” characters including Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The heart is regulated partly by the autonomic nervous system, a network of nerves that automatically manages essential functions such as heartbeat, breathing, and digestion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Christopher and Mal climbed side by side, both breathing hard, talking— when they spoke—in whispers, heads close together, so that the sphinx could not hear.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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