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breathless

[breth-lis] / ˈbrɛθ lɪs /




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“I feel suffocated and breathless when it is too hot,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The breathless rally seen this year among semiconductor and memory stocks may be based on a flawed understanding of company AI usage.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

It sounds rather like the slogan from one of those breathless adverts for discounted sofas.

From BBC May 21, 2026

The announcement resembled Colossal’s rollout of the “dire wolf” pups: Publications that had received guided tours of its lab produced breathless articles taking Colossal’s claims at face value, generally lacking skeptical commentary by unaffiliated biologists.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

He came in breathless, and sat down at once beside her, his face glowing, snow all over his coat, still in his hair.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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