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breathe

verb as in take air in and let out

verb as in inspire action

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verb as in tell information

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"When we see everybody home again, we can breathe again. Then we can start to recover," she added.

From BBC

We sat at the picnic table breathing hard.

As the nerve cells stop working, swallowing and breathing become more challenging and many people need feeding tubes or breathing apparatus to help them stay alive.

From BBC

According to the charity MND Association, the disease kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis, as swallowing and breathing become more difficult.

From BBC

That gave Hamilton the chance to attack Antonelli, but he ran wide with two laps to go and gave the Italian rookie some breathing space.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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