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breathing

[bree-thing] / ˈbri ðɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
respiring
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The retailer's directors are filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators, which if approved by the High Court, will give the business 10 days breathing space to find a rescue deal.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“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

It was among a raft of measures that he said were designed to help ease the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis by offering people "breathing space".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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

She’s breathing in little gulps of air, the way I do after I’ve been sobbing.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


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