breath

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Lee, then, is left wondering if this is the true nature of mortality: a long pattern of disappointments, up to and including the moment you gasp your final breath.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In February 2022, Hugh, then aged 71, felt generally well but started to experience shortness of breath when he was exerting himself.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Was Emily’s shortsighted severity only cruelty—or was there, beneath her breath, an amusingly admirable level of passion?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Americans fearing an audit can take a breath.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

From where I stood I could see almost the entire Lagerstrasse, tens of thousands of women stretching out of sight, their breath hanging white in the night air.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom