breather
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"They put him in this position by not making the decision to give him a breather."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Treasurys took a breather on Tuesday, allowing yields on their hard-hit French peers to ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
It’s been another busy week of news, and I, for one, am ready to take a breather.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
When might the generative-AI wave that has driven such large gains for semiconductor manufacturers, memory-chip makers and now Meta, for example, take a breather?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
At Los Alamos, however, Norris Bradbury relished getting a breather from the relentless demand for more designs and more tests.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The idea of Cirque du Soleil might invite images of extravagant live shows with clowns, acrobats and fire breathers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
With Wilson and the offense continually coming out of halftime incapable of staying on the field, the defense isn’t getting any breathers and is gassed by crunch time.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Wrigley was reminded Thursday that in a major championship, his first, there are no breathers or easy holes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
During breathers when she’s standing away from the Washington Mystics’ sideline.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
Pretty soon it sounded like the five other breathers in the shed had left.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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