breathe
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The main test measured how much air a child could forcibly breathe out in one second after a big breath in.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"It's so hot it's hard to breathe," said one resident of Guryong Village, a settlement of crude wood and tarpaulin shacks hosting around 160 households according to officials.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The fossil also preserves features on Urokodia's legs that may have served as book gills, allowing the animal to breathe underwater.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The money would be a reprieve from his healthcare costs and the electrical bills, which his family said have soared with his use of a ventilator to breathe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
He turned around and struck for the surface, but he could barely swim for the urge to breathe.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
But watch to see who breathes a word about Success Academy Bronx K-12, a flagship charter school that’s intended as a model for the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The film breathes in a dynamic way, the last few beats taking a startling turn toward a somber wistfulness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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
My kernel in oil breathes just a tiny bit easier for a few seconds.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
People inside the PBOC, I’m told, breathed a sigh of relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We breathed a sigh of relief. God guided us," Islam said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
At last, when Universal Studios began testing the ride this spring, Garner breathed a sigh of relief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Seacrest transformed the property in 2024, teaming up with architectural designer Silvia Nobili of Nobili Marques Arquitectura to carry out a significant renovation that breathed new life into the space.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
They ran backward as the dragon gulped air and breathed a great gout of flame.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
“This keeps an energy-risk premium in the market and limits how far investors can price out inflation risk, even as today’s Treasury announcement gives risk assets some breathing space.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The slow, intentional pace of tai chi paired with conscious breathing and present-moment awareness, Swanson says, also help release stress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Your bank account can’t protect you if you are breathing polluted air or rely on a dysfunctional health care system.”
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
That approach created problems because GlyT1 is common in parts of the brainstem that help control breathing and movement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
I’m setting the pace, and Jonah’s breathing goes ragged as he struggles to stay with me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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