breathing
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“Everybody was just looking for a breathing body,” quipped Chad Moutray, senior vice president for industry research at the National Restaurant Association.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Families facing cost-of-living pressures are being offered some help, or "breathing space" as Chancellor John Healey is calling it.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
That’s the kind of math no one can teach you: how to put the living, breathing needs of the people who rely on you ahead of any fantasy.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
"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
They had been breathing in ash that coated their throats, the particles of dust sucking their mouth dry, just like it did the smaller springs that had fed into the Green River.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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